Delhi News : LG approves CBI inquiry into CNG bus purchase case, new trouble for Kejriwal government

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena (Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. saxena) has approved the proposal to send a complaint to the CBI to probe the alleged corruption in the purchase of 1,000 low-floor buses by the DTC. In June this year, a complaint addressed to Saxena claimed that the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) had "pre-planned" appointed the transport minister as the chairman of the committee constituted for tendering and procurement of buses.

In this case, a complaint was received by the Lieutenant Governor on 9 June 2022, in which it was said, in a planned manner, the Transport Minister was made the chairman of the committee related to tendering and purchase of buses. Appointed DIMTS as BID Management Consultant for the purpose of rigging and there were irregularities in bidding for BID for purchase of 1000 CNG buses in July 2019 and Annual Maintenance Contract in March 2020.

However, after the complaint last year, the tender for bus purchase has been canceled. But the Lieutenant Governor sent this complaint to the Chief Secretary on 22 July, on 19 August the Chief Secretary sent his report which said, serious discrepancies were found in the tender process. There has been a gross violation of CVC guidelines and general finacial rules. Deliberately DIMTS was made a consultant so that the discrepancies in the tender process can be agreed upon. The same discrepancies were also mentioned in the DTC's deputy commissioner's report. After this, Saxena has sent the complaint to the CBI.