The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged there was an “unholy nexus between the CBI and IAS officers” in the city as the probe agency has chosen to stay silent on raids conducted at the Palika Services Officers Institute (PSOI).
The caterer of the institute was allegedly found acting as the middleman between the CBI and IAS officers accused in corruption cases.
Speaking at a press conference, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said reports suggest that cash up to ₹3.6 crore, jewellery worth ₹1.6 crore, personal documents like passports, details of hawala transactions, etc., of IAS officers of the UT cadre were found but the CBI is yet to disclose the names of the IAS officers.
‘Press release’
“Can the CBI deny it conducted a raid at PSOI, Chanakyapuri, last week? The CBI normally issues a release when it makes recoveries between ₹50,000 and ₹2 lakh. Why did the CBI not issue any press release or inform the media about the PSOI incident? Was an FIR filed?” were some of the questions Mr. Bharadwaj raised during the press conference.
He added that the bureaucracy had surrendered to the Central government as they were aware the Kejriwal government will not compromise on corruption.
Welfare projects
The Central government, in turn, needed the bureaucracy to stall welfare projects being launched by the AAP government in Delhi, he alleged.
The AAP demanded that the CBI come clean on what happened during the raids at PSOI Chanakyapuri, and also requested the Congress and the BJP not to stay silent on the issue and protect corrupt officers.