BJP, AAP demand CBI probe into Rs 2,500 cr scam in Delhi municipal corporations

New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Wednesday challenged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to recommend a CBI probe into the alleged Rs 2,500 crore scam in the party-ruled municipal corporations, and step down from his post if the charges are not proven.

Addressing a conference in front of Kejriwal's residence where mayors and leaders of BJP-ruled corporations are holding an indefinite dharna, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta also alleged that the ruling AAP was trying to divert attention from the Rs 13,000 crore dues owed to the civic bodies by the city government. The AAP has been targeting the municipal corporations alleging misappropriation of Rs 2500 crore ahead of the civic body polls due in 2022. The ruling party has also called a special one-day session of the Delhi Assembly on Thursday to discuss the scam.

AAP is making unwarranted and ludicrous allegations of Rs 2500 crore scam against the North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations, Gupta said."We challenge Arvind Kejriwal to get CBI or any independent agency to investigate the allegations against the municipal corporations. If these allegations turn out to be false, the chief minister should step down from his post," he added. Meanwhile, the AAP also called for a CBI probe in the matter. Even AAP is demanding a CBI inquiry into the matter and that is why party leaders went to protest in front of the residences of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and LG Anil Baijal, but they were arrested, senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak said. Why the BJP is showing its double face to public at large? When we protested against the scam, we were beaten up by police. Many party workers were arrested. We demand a thorough probe to unearth the truth, a party statement said.