Arvind Kejriwal questions timing of Satyendar Jain's arrest

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday questioned the arrest of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, claiming that he was arrested following the direction of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Kejriwal made the remarks in a post on X, a day after Jain and five others were arrested in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

"An ACB official revealed that there was no plan for ACB to arrest Satyendra Jain until morning. Then in the afternoon, a direct call came from Amit Shah ji saying, 'Arrest him'. That's when the arrest was made," Kejriwal claimed.


Also read: Akhilesh Yadav attacks Centre over E20 petrol, cites CEA's reported backing for E10

There was no immediate response available from the BJP over this allegation.

Kejriwal also asked Shah to explain why he allegedly put pressure on the investigating agency to arrest Jain.

Jain had appeared before the Delhi government's ACB on June 6 last year for questioning in the case after being summoned by the agency.

AAP Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj also questioned Jain's arrest and termed the case against him "fake".

The case was registered on May 11, 2024, on a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance, over alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process related to augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants of the DJB.