Shunglu Report: Cong leaders go on silent protest at Rajghat

Following the indictment of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government by the Shunglu Committee report on various counts of corruption and illegal actions, the Delhi Congress unit on Sunday observed a 'maun vrath' at the Gandhi Samadhi at Rajghat.

Leaders of the party demanded registration of an FIR against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its government.

Party leaders claimed that the Shunglu Committee had examined as many as 404 files pertaining to various decisions taken by the AAP government and the findings of the committee unearthed many serious cases of corruption and irregularities by the Kejriwal-led government.

These irregularities, the Congress leaders said, included illegal land allotment, illegal appointments without following procedures and the many foreign tours undertaken by Kejriwal and his ministerial colleagues, MLAs and other functionaries associated with the government.

Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said that he accessed a copy of the Shunglu Committee report through an RTI application, and brought to light the findings of the committee before the people of the country on April 5.

"The Shunglu Committee report has levelled serious corruption charges against Kejriwal, the AAP and the Kejriwal government, but strangely, no FIR has been filed against the guilty," said Maken.

The Shunglu Committee had submitted its report to the Lieutenant Governor on November 27 last year, but Maken was able to get a copy of the report only through an RTI.

Maken said the BJP-led central government was also complacent in taking action against the guilty on the findings in the Shunglu Committee report, as the Centre sat on the report for six months before he could get a copy of the report through an RTI application.

Maken said the central government was still reluctant to act on the Shunglu Committee report as the BJP was trying to protect the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government.

Earlier this week, a delegation of Delhi Congress led by Maken had met President Pranab Mukherjee urging his intervention in this regard.