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Not afraid of any action: Kejriwal dares Modi on ‘tanker scam’ FIR
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a counter-offensive over a police investigation against him for alleged corruption, saying he
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a counter-offensive over a police investigation against him for alleged corruption, saying he was not scared of any action taken at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The feisty Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader targeted Modi after the city’s Anti-Corruption Branch received two complaints linking him and his predecessor, Sheila Dikshit of the Congress, to a Rs 400-crore water tanker scam in the Delhi Jal Board.
Officials said investigators will question Kejriwal and Dikshit, with an FIR being lodged in the case. “He (Modi)has scared many people by filing FIRs against them and using CBI raids. Only I stand strong and tall. He wants to scare me and break me, but respected Narendra Damodardas Modiji ... I won’t get scared and I won’t break,” he said.
Kejriwal told reporters that Modi’s actions were welcome.
The BJP has alleged that Kejriwal did not take any action in the water tanker scam for months after an inquiry committee set up by his own party submitted its report.
Sources said the fact-finding committee found irregularities in the appointment of consultants, tendering process as well as in overall procurement of the tankers by the previous Congress government. When the tankers were purchased, Dikshit was chairperson of the Delhi Jal Board. She has already dismissed the allegations as politically motivated.
The East Delhi MP and his party, however, denied having written any letter to the L-G.
“I condemn CM Kejriwal for running malicious campaign. I challenge CM Kejriwal and his gang of thugs to present before media and public any letter written by me to any authority on NDMC hotel matter. Or else the chief minister should resign,” said Girri.
Kejriwal also demanded that police should investigate the “relation” between the BJP MP and ‘The Connaught’ owner Ramesh Kakkar, a prime accused in the murder case.
In a letter to Kejriwal on June 16, Girri had invited Kejriwal to the Constitution Club for debate and produce “evidence” against him in the murder case on Sunday at 4pm.
Kejriwal did not accept the challenge following which Girri, accompanied by his party supporters, reached the chief minister’s Flagstaff Road residence and sat on hunger strike.
