AAP: Has 'clinching evidence' against mayor in tender case
15 Feb 2018 11:19 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Firing a fresh salvo at North Delhi Mayor Preety Agarwal, the AAP on Thursday sought her dismissal from the post, claiming it has a 'clinching evidence' against her involvement in alleged irregularities in tendering process in the civic body. The mayor refuted all charges made by AAP spokesperson Dilip Pandey and accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led party of targeting her to divert attention when there are corruption allegations against Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
"No name is as big a synonym of scam, as the BJP, in the country... In a letter written by a senior officer to the commissioner, he had asked for an FIR to be registered against the NDMC mayor for interfering in the evaluation of technical bidding to help a company," Pandey alleged, as he waved the letter purportedly written by the officer, at a press conference held at the party office here.
The senior AAP leader also reiterated its demand to 'initiate a CBI inquiry against Agarwal. The time for giving her resignation is over, now she should be dismissed by the BJP. We have this clinching evidence and her dismissal is the only way for the BJP to save its face," Pandey said.
"Is it (letter) not sufficient enough for the BJP to dismiss her and initiate a CBI inquiry. BJP should take cognisance and initiate the inquiry so that the truth comes out," he said. Pandey also read out portions of the letter, in which the senior officer alleged that the mayor entered his room while the tender was in the middle of the evaluation process, and later some of the employees of that company (one of the bidders) had entered the room of the mayor.
"The intervention in the evaluation process of the tender was improper, illegal, irregular and unjustified," he said, quoting from the letter.
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