AAP levels fresh allegations against FM Arun Jaitley

NEW DELHI: Persisting with its attack against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in connection with the alleged irregularities in DDCA, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday released an internal inquiry report of the cricket body to prove its charge that Jaitley was trying to “scuttle the criminal investigation” in the Syndicate Bank Cricket Club case.

AAP went on to post five new questions to the former DDCA president and current finance minister concerning the “illegality, irregularity and frauds by the DDCA office bearers” during Jaitley’s term.

“Mr Jaitley, despite being in possession of this report and knowing fully well about the illegality, irregularity and frauds by the DDCA office bearers under you, why did you lie to the Delhi Police in your letters dated 27 October 2011 and 5 May 2012 saying that the complaint was unsubstantiated and disclosed no offence, and the DDCA had done no wrong?” the party asked while releasing the report. To support their claims, AAP cited the ten-page report filed in 2010.

“The payment by cheque to Syndicate Cricket Club is highly questionable and irregular and has led to fraudulently opening a bank account and encashment of the said cheque of `30,000,” the report stated in its conclusions. On Wednesday, AAP had released two letters allegedly written by Arun Jaitley in his capacity as DDCA President to Delhi Police and alleged “a bid to scuttle the criminal investigation in the Syndicate Bank Cricket Club case.”

Following this up on Thursday, AAP alleged that neither “Mr. Jaitley nor the BJP or the DDCA office bearer, put up by him for defending his indefensible act, could deny the existence of highly objectionable and improper letters written by Mr. Jaitley when he was the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha.”

DDCA President Chetan Chauhan had vehemently denied AAP’s allegations, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s claims in an interview and had alleged that an attempt is being made to “defame” the cricket body. He had said the body has made up its mind to file defamation suits against both Kejriwal and the BJP MP Kirti Azad.