Arvind Kejriwal lashes out at CBI

New Delhi: AAP leader Ashutosh claimed that BJP MP Kirti Azad had levelled charges of corruption against Mr Arun Jaitley as DDCA chief.

Reacting to the AAP allegations, Mr Jaitley said: “They can tell me what is the specific issue and I can answer it. I can’t answer a vague allegation without any basis. Second, a state government and a party which is in the dock for having supported corruption and having interfered in an investigation in this manner can’t really deflect the issue without any basis.”

The Delhi government had last month ordered a probe into the DDCA’s functioning after a group of veteran cricketers, including Bishen Singh Bedi, had met Mr Kejriwal to apprise him of the alleged DDCA scam. The probe committee submitted a damning report against the cricket body, mentioning financial bungling.

Arun Kejriwal said the CBI had gone through a file pertaining to an inquiry committee report on alleged irregularities in the DDCA.

The Delhi CM tweeted: “CBI kept reading DDCA file in my office. They would have seized it. But after my media briefing, they left it. Not clear if they took a copy. Documents seized from my office. No relation to allegations being probed. Item 7 file movement register of last one month.” Meanwhile, Rajendra Kumar, was subjected to a marathon nine-hour questioning along with two other accused.