New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar and four others over an alleged Rs 50 crore scam on award of software contracts.
"There are allegations that he (Kumar) favoured private companies to make their way for tendering process. Further investigation is going on," a spokesperson for the investigating agency said.
"The Central government has now stooped very low by doing this. This is all a conspiracy," Sisodia said.
Later, he tweeted, "All this is happening bcoz AAP is winning the elections in Punjab and Goa and garnering massive support in Gujarat."
All this is happening bcoz AAP is winning the elections in Punjab and Goa and garnering massive support in Gujarat (9/n)— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) July 4, 2016
"Modi ji, let me tell you - we've been elected by ppl of Delhi, we shall run an effective govt for them despite all your attacks on us!" his tweet reads.
Modi ji, let me tell you - we've been elected by ppl of Delhi, we shall run an effective govt for them despite all your attacks on us! (n/n)— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) July 4, 2016
The CBI spokesperson said there are allegations related to bribery and abuse of position against Kumar, Deputy Secretary Tarun Sharma. The others who were arrested are directors of Endeavour Systems Pvt. Ltd, Sandeep Kumar and Dinesh Kumar and one Ashok Kumar.
The CBI had registered a case against Kumar and others in December last year alleging that the officer had abused his official position by "favouring a particular firm in the last few years in getting tenders of Delhi government departments".
The charges pressed by the CBI are under sections 120-B of IPC (criminal conspiracy), and 13(2), 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Criminal conspiracy, criminal misconduct etc) for allegedly favouring a private company - Endeavour Systems Pvt. Ltd. - in bagging five contracts.
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