New Delhi [India], March 19 : After the anti-corruption branch (ACB) of the Delhi government registered a case against AAP leader Satyendar Jain in the CCTV project case, Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva said that in the investigation Arvind Kejriwal will also be found involved in the "scam".
Speaking to ANI, Sachdeva claimed that Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain were the masterminds of the scams.
"A contract of Rs 517 crore was given to install CCTV cameras in Delhi. When the company delayed installing CCTV cameras, a penalty of Rs 16 crore was imposed and the then minister Satyendar Jain took a bribe of Rs 7 crore and got the penalty of Rs 16 crore reduced to zero. The BJP complained about it and the vigilance also started investigating it. The investigation was completed in 202,3 and Satyendar Jain was found guilty, but Arvind Kejriwal stopped the file... Now there will be an investigation because the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has filed an FIR against Satyendar Jain and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will also be found involved in it," the BJP leader said.
The Delhi government's anti-corruption branch (ACB) on Wednesday registered a case against AAP leader and former MLA Satyendar Jain, alleging corruption and bribery in connection with the Rs 571 crore CCTV project for the national capital.
According to Madhur Verma, Joint Commissioner of Police (CP) and Head of ACB, the liquidated damages worth Rs 16 crore were allegedly arbitrarily waived by receiving a bribe of Rs 7 crore.
An FIR was registered against former Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Jain under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, after receiving previous approval from the competent authority.
ACB said, "Bribery of Rs 7 crore was allegedly arranged to be paid to Satyendra Jain to waive off the Rs 16 crore penalty for delays in CCTV installation."
Despite previous delays, Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) received additional orders for another 1.4 lakh cameras under the project. The bribe was allegedly paid through contractors who benefited from the additional orders.
According to officials, the project was allegedly carried out in a "shoddy manner", with many cameras being dysfunctional even at the time of project handover. Moreover, payments were artificially inflated to accommodate the bribes involving different vendors.
ACB has already examined a BEL officer, who confirmed the allegations and provided a detailed complaint.
Documents from PWD and BEL are being scrutinized for further evidence.