Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday wrote a second letter to lieutenant governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena demanding a probe into alleged corruption of ₹6,000 crore in the state civic body’s toll tax collections, and pointing to a missive he sent to the LG’s office over the same matter in August.
The letter marks the latest chapter in the ever-evolving tussle between the LG and the Delhi government.
In a letter sent to Saxena on August 10, Sisodia had asked that “strict action” be taken against officials and politicians alleging a loss of ₹6,000 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
On Wednesday, Sisodia wrote that his first letter was not acknowledged.
“You have not even issued an acknowledgement of my letter. Maybe you are unable to see this corruption despite so much evidence, as this corruption has been carried out during BJP’s tenure,” Sisodia said in his letter on Wednesday.
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The LG’s office and MCD spokespersons did not respond to requests seeking comment.
Sisodia also accused the LG of levelling “fake allegations” and ordering probes against the elected government.
His letter came a day after Saxena ordered a probe into alleged irregularities in the state’s power subsidy scheme — the latest in a long list of investigations that the LG has either…
