Jung’s nepotism charges based on lies: Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday dismissed nepotism charges against him and the Delhi government, calling them “baseless” and defamatory.

Jain said that by making such allegations after his retirement, former Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung seems to be campaigning for the upcoming elections in Punjab.

“There is an attempt going on to unnecessarily defame AAP. This is being done keeping the Punjab elections in mind,” Jain told reporters here. “He (Jung) is no more the LG of Delhi. He should refrain from making such statements. It’s like he is campaigning for the elections,” he added. Jung on Wednesday accused Jain and the AAP of “nepotism and gross favouritism” in making appointments of his daughter Soumya Jain and Nikunj Agarwal, a relative of Kejriwal’s wife. 

Jung alleged that Agarwal was first appointed as a resident doctor and then an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Jain’s office without following due procedure. “Within 2-3 weeks (of his appointment), he (Agarwal) was sent on a tour to China,” Jung told a private news channel. Jain responded that Agarwal was never sent to China and that his passport will prove that. “He (Jung) is openly lying. All his allegations are based on lies,” he added.