How the BJP protects its criminal candidates

Some believe in actions while some in words.

Arvind Kejriwal during his tenure as Delhi CM suspended a few Delhi Jal Board officials, who were facing CBI enquiry, to send a strong message across the whole dept. about AAP's non-compromising stand against corruption. He had also removed Chief Secretary of Delhi, D M Sapolia. But after coming to centre BJP brought him back via Home Ministry and now CBI has named him in Fitness Scam Probe.

So what will be the action of BJP now?

BJP was very quick to sack an honest CVO of AIIMS on filmsy grounds to further the vested interests of some people in the govt.

Will BJP act again with such swiftness?

Now, Common man will decide whether BJP's stand against corruption is for real or just a mere lip service like congress.

Jai hind.

Ten months after investigating the CNG fitness scam during their preliminary inquiry, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has substantiated allegations against three top Delhi bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary D.M. Spolia.

The agency has asked the Union Home Ministry (MHA) and the state's Directorate of Vigilance (DoV) to take 'departmental action' against all these officers and initiate a departmental inquiry against them.

On January 7, the CBI had initiated a preliminary inquiry against unknown government officials in the CNG fitness scam after they received a complaint from a Delhi-based advocate Subodh Jain.

In his complaint, Jain alleged that the DoV had tried to close the case citing an order from the Lieutenant-Governor that no charges were found against senior officials of the Delhi government.

Requesting anonymity, a top source in the DoV told Mail Today that after completing their preliminary inquiry a few days ago, the CBI sent their report to DoV and MHA.

"During their investigation the CBI officials found that some documents were produced before L-G Najeeb Jung, asking him to close the CNG fitness scam.

"However, investigators of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of Delhi government did not find these documents and the arrested accused did not mention these documents during their interrogation as well as before the court," the source said.

"All these fabricated documents were allegedly arranged by Delhi chief secretary Deepak Mohan Spolia, retired IAS officer A.B. Shukla who was then the secretary vigilance (DoV), and additional secretary vigilance YVVJ Rajshekhar, in order to show undue favour to the accused persons and to stop the investigation," the source added.

According to the source, ACB investigators had asked the DoV to give them permission to interrogate Spolia in 2013. However, the DoV had requested they close the case and produced some documents before the L-G. 

According to a senior ACB official, the Delhi government lost over 100 crore rupees by awarding the contract of operation and maintenance of inspection, and certification of CNG vehicles at the Transport Authority in Burari, to ESP India Pvt. Ltd instead of ESP USA, which had been given the job through tendering. 

The CNG fitness scam came to light in 2012 when ACB officials found that the two companies - ESP India Pvt. Ltd and ESP USA - did not have any link with each other and that ESP India was formed in 2006 with 'dishonest intentions'. 

ESP India did not conduct certain tests to check a CNG vehicle's fitness, which it was required to, but still charged for these tests.

After conducting a preliminary inquiry, the ACB registered a case on December 17, 2012 under several sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

So far, four persons have been arrested in connection with the scam. However, a few months ago L-G Jung reportedly cleared all the eight officials who were named, stating that after careful consideration of the facts and material on record no case was made out under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The ACB later wrote to Jung, informing him that the documents produced before him were fabricated and that the case needed to be properly investigated. 

Subsequently, Jung ordered the matter to be closed. However, the ACB said the case could not be closed since the matter was sub-judice and was under investigation.

This puts to naught Modi's tall claim before elections that he would eradicate corruption. 

All his actions prove that he is just continuing where the Congress left off.

He is advertising and giving a cell number where people can complain if any central government officer demands bribe. 

He plans to catch the small fish and leave the big fish to swallow the ocean. 

Just see some of the candidates, the BJP has chosen as its candidates in Maharashta