Home \u00bb Nation and Beyond \u00bb Arvind Kejriwal condemns Satyendar Jain\u2019s arrest in Jal Board case<\/p>\n
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has condemned the arrest of former Delhi Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain in connection with the Delhi Jal Board tender case, criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party\u2019s (BJP) handling of the matter as political dictatorship.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, Kejriwal described the charges against Jain related to the Enforcement Directorate\u2019s investigation as fabricated. He stated, \u201cSatendra Jain ji has once again been arrested at the behest of the BJP. Just a short while ago, everyone still remembers the ordeal they put him through by throwing him in jail. The previous case was fabricated too, and this case will also be proven to be fake.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further questioned the duration of what he called the BJP\u2019s dictatorship, which he said involved imposing false charges and imprisoning opponents, adding, \u201cTheir lies will once again be exposed before the nation, but who will compensate for the time spent in jail and the mental torture endured?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kejriwal asserted that public support remains with Jain and predicted that the ruling government\u2019s tactics would ultimately fail. \u201cThe cup of the BJP\u2019s sins has now overflowed. No matter how much dictatorship they resort to, the end of the Modi government is now certain. The entire Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the country stand firmly with Satendra Jain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia linked the timing of Jain\u2019s arrest to the forthcoming Punjab elections, noting that Jain serves as the party\u2019s co-in-charge in the state. Sisodia accused the BJP of deploying central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to counter public dissatisfaction with policy and governance.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust before the Punjab elections, Punjab\u2019s co-in-charge Satyendra Jain has been arrested. Earlier too, he was kept in jail for two and a half years in a fake case, and now again. Another fake case. From the GenZ movement to the Ram Temple donation scam and the E20 issue, the BJP, which is cornered on all fronts, has now resorted once more to the ED-ACB-CBI\u2019s old election-time tactics,\u201d Sisodia said in an X post.<\/p>\n
The Anti-Corruption Branch arrested six individuals, including Satyendar Kumar Jain and former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, on allegations of irregularities and manipulation in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of Sewage Treatment Plants.<\/p>\n
According to an ACB statement, the arrests relate to a First Information Report registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. The other accused are Ankit Srivastava, former contractual consultant with the Delhi Jal Board; Nagendra Yadav, proprietor of M\/s AN Enterprises; Raja Kumar Kurra, owner of M\/s Euroteck Environment Pvt. Ltd.; and Pankaj Verma, proprietor of M\/s Srijanhar.<\/p>\n
This story is written by TNM Bureau with inputs from ANI. The News Mill is a Guwahati-based digital media with focus on content from across Northeast India and beyond. We can be reached through [email\u00a0protected]<\/p>\n