'Will The Guilty Go To Jail?': AAP Demands Probe By Independent Agency Into Delhi Police 'Scam'

Addressing a press conference on Friday, AAP chief spokesperson and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the Delhi Police of allegedly trying to hush up the matter of 'corruption'.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday demanded investigation by an independent agency into the allegations of Rs 350-crore ‘scam’ in the Delhi Police and asked Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to take responsibility of the matter, news agency PTI reported. Tagging a media report, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal asked if the alleged scam will be investigated and whether those found guilty be sent to jail.

Taking to Twitter, CM Kejriwal wrote in Hindi, “Prime minister, the Delhi Police comes under you. Will this be investigated? Will the guilty go to jail?"

प्रधानमंत्री जी, दिल्ली पुलिस आपके अधीन आती है। क्या इसकी जाँच होगी? क्या दोषी जेल जाएँगे? pic.twitter.com/DyYXDtSqPu

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 21, 2023

Meanwhile, Delhi Police said it has ordered an inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to the force in the Union Budget last year.

"We recently received information that someone might have used this money from another category such as ‘Minor Works'. We don't know what exactly has happened and have asked district officers to provide us information on professional funds, expenditure in certain categories. We have only asked for clarification. There's no such multi-crore scam,” PTI quoted Special Commissioner of Police (Provisioning and Financial Division) Lalatendu Mohanti as saying.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, AAP chief spokesperson and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the Delhi Police of allegedly trying to hush up the matter of corruption. He further said the department conducted an audit and found out a scam of Rs 350 crore.

"This money was provisioned in the budget under professional services, but was diverted for minor work like painting. There are allegations that fake bills were made. It is clear that the Delhi Police has started whitewashing the matter," the minister said.

Further taking potshots at LG Saxena, the minister said the LG has two responsibilities given to him by the Constitution -- public order and land. "In the last few months of his tenure, he has never visited a police station. He should at least go to one police station every day," he said.

"We want to know what did you do? How is it possible that the scam happened in the Delhi Police and the police will probe it? Where is the CBI and the ED? It is a scam of Rs 350 crore in Delhi's biggest security agency. Who is the LG trying to protect? He is completely silent on this. Please accept your responsibility. You are answerable. You are accountable. We demand that the LG clear his position on the scam and an independent agency probe this," Bharadwaj added.