Harsh Dev urges Judiciary to take cognizance of BJP leaders’ scams

AAP leader Harsh Dev Singh addressing press conference in Jammu on Wednesday. — Excelsior/Rakesh
AAP leader Harsh Dev Singh addressing press conference in Jammu on Wednesday. — Excelsior/Rakesh

BJP Govt misusing CBI, ED against Oppn

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, July 27: While the BJP Govt is using the organizations including ED and CBI to intimidate, harass and persecute the opposition, its own leaders involved in massive corruption and scams of gargantuan proportions had been allowed to go scot free and granted immunity from any kind of civil or criminal action.
This was stated by senior AAP leader and former minister Harsh Dev Singh while addressing a press conference here today. He said the complaints against the corrupt leaders owing allegiance to the ruling party are summarily rejected while booking the opposition leaders on frivolous charges in a bid to eliminate all kinds of opposition.
While condemning the registration of a false cases against Delhi Health Minister, Satyendra Jain and BJP’s mischievous propaganda and false accusations against Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Singh regretted that while those fighting the corrupt BJP regime were being penalized and persecuted, the corrupt elements and criminals affiliated with BJP were being sheltered and provided all support by the present regime thereby making a mockery of the rule of law and constitution.
Making an appeal to the Apex Court to constitute a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) against the corrupt MLAs and Ministers who have accumulated huge wealth and disproportionate assets in the last eight years, Harsh Dev lambasted the Govt for having grossly failed to take action against the blemished politicians of BJP who had looted public exchequer, encroached State lands, Forest lands, Municipal and JDA lands besides having installed illegal brick-kilns, stone crushers, hot mix plants and raised mammoth movable and immovable properties in various parts of the State and outside by abusing their position and authority.
AAP leader said that local media and even erstwhile Governor SP Malik had referred to several scams in the J&K State in insurance contracts, power projects, Forest and Health Departments besides large scale illegitimate back door appointments but the bigwigs continued to enjoy immunity in view of their political clout with no action initiated against the corrupt politicians.