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18 Aug

Arvind Kejriwal Slams BJP Over Satyendar Jain’s Arrest in Delhi Jal Board Case, Claims Charges Will Be Proven False

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh) — Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain by the Anti-Corruption Branch, asserting that the 2024 Delhi Jal Board case would ultimately be proven fabricated. Defending the senior party leader, Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of orchestrating the action through investigating agencies as part of an ongoing political vendetta. The reaction follows the arrest of Jain alongside five others in connection with a First Information Report filed in May 2024 by the Directorate of Vigilance, which alleged irregularities and tender manipulation in contracts…

Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain and Ex-DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai Among Six Arrested in STP Tender Case

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— Former Delhi Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain, alongside former Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer Udit Prakash Rai, has been arrested by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Tuesday. The arrests form part of an ongoing investigation into alleged criminal conspiracy, tender manipulation, and financial irregularities in contracts awarded for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants across the national capital. The anti-graft agency also took four other individuals into custody, identified as former contractual consultant with the water utility Ankit Srivastava, AN Enterprises proprietor Nagendra Yadav, Euroteck Environment Private Limited owner…

Governor Approves Prosecution of Ex-Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in Rs 700-Crore Corruption Case

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Chandigarh: Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has approved the prosecution of former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) minister Bikram Singh Majithia in a corruption case registered by the Vigilance Bureau. The sanction, granted under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, follows the Punjab cabinet’s recommendation made on September 8.The case accuses Majithia of amassing assets worth over ₹700 crore, allegedly disproportionate to his known income by nearly 1,200 percent. Investigators claim these assets were acquired through the laundering of ₹540 crore tied to a 2013 drug trafficking network.Majithia, a three-time MLA from Majitha, was arrested on June 25 after…