Delhi L-G Asks CM Kejriwal To Remove Jasmine Shah As Dialogue And Development Commission V-C

Delhi LG VK Saxena asks CM Arvind Kejriwal to remove Jasmine Shah from the post of Vice Chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) for misusing his office for political purposes.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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Alleging that the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi’s vice-chairman Jasmine Shah has been misusing his office for political purposes, LG VK Saxena on Friday asked CM Arvind Kejriwal to remove him from his post, news agency ANI reported.

Additionally, the L-G also directed the CM to put immediate restrictions on Jasmine Shah's ability to "discharge his duties" as the vice-chairman of the DDDC and to utilise any "privilege and facilities" related to his position, pending "a decision is taken by the CM."

Lt Governor also directed the CM to restrict Jasmine Shah from “discharging his duties” as the vice chairman of DDC and from using any “privilege and facilities” associated with the office of Vice Chairman, DDC with immediate effect till a “decision is taken by CM” in this regard

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The planning department of the Delhi government issued an administrative order to this effect on Thursday, and as a result, the SDM for Civil Lines shut the DDC office buildings late that day.

As was previously mentioned, the L-G Secretariat received a complaint alleging irregularities and anomalies in the power subsidy provided to BSES discoms by the Delhi government. The complaint claims that Jasmine Shah and Naveen Gupta, the son of AAP Rajya Sabha MP ND Gupta, perpetrated a significant swindle.

The complaint further claimed that the Kejriwal administration selected directors of the Anil Ambani Group-owned private DISCOMS BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. (BYPL). These private DISCOMS are 49% owned by the Delhi government.

In a complaint submitted in September, BJP MP Parvesh Singh Verma claimed that Shah "acted as official spokesman of the Aam Aadmi Party for political benefits, which is in violation of established processes" while serving as the DDDC vice-chairman.

In 2014, Jasmine Shah joined the AAP. In 2018, he was selected to serve as the DDDC's vice chairman. In the Delhi government, the position of DDDC V-C equates to that of a cabinet minister.

(With Inputs From ANI)