Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as soon as once more ignored the ED summons on Monday associated to a cash laundering investigation related to purported irregularities within the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is asking out these summons as “unlawful” and accusing the BJP-led Central authorities of utilising the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to their benefit. Kejriwal was referred to as for questioning on a cash laundering inquiry linked to alleged irregularities within the DJB. This marks the second occasion underneath the anti-money laundering laws through which the Delhi CM was summoned.
What is Delhi Jal Board (DJB)?
Established on April sixth, 1998, through laws by the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the Delhi Jal Board amalgamated the previous Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking. Tasked with purifying uncooked water from numerous sources such because the Yamuna River, Bhakhra Storage, Upper Ganga Canal, and groundwater, the Delhi Jal Board oversees the manufacturing and distribution of potable water. Additionally, it manages the remedy and disposal of wastewater. The board provides water in bulk to the NDMC and Cantonment areas whereas additionally endeavor the gathering, remedy, and disposal of sewage from these areas.
What is DJB Case?
The ED’s investigation stems from an FIR lodged by the CBI, asserting that Jagdish Kumar Arora, the previous chief engineer of DJB, granted a contract price Rs 38 crores to NKG Infrastructure Limited. This contract pertained to the procurement, set up, and testing of electromagnetic circulation metres.
The ED additional alleged that people related to the AAP obtained bribes, which have been subsequently channelled to the social gathering as election funds.
The FIR alleges that officers from DJB and NBCC unlawfully favoured NKG Infrastructure in change for a bribe. On January 31, Arora and contractor Anil Kumar Aggarwal have been apprehended by the ED. It is alleged that NKG Infrastructure secured the bid by way of falsified paperwork, and Arora was purportedly conscious that the corporate didn’t meet the required technical {qualifications}.
AAP Laundered Bribe Money To Party Funds
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Arora of receiving bribes, each in money and deposited in financial institution accounts. According to the ED, these funds have been distributed amongst varied events, together with people affiliated with the AAP. The ED assertion additional claims that parts of those bribes have been channelled as election funds to AAP. This marks the second occasion the place the ED has implicated AAP in corruption allegations. In one other case, ED alleges that bribes from the now-defunct Delhi liquor excise coverage have been utilised by AAP throughout its Goa polls marketing campaign.
