Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the BJP-ruled Centre got a case registered against his Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain for working for regularising Delhi’s unauthorised colonies.

He also attacked the BJP, saying it is an “enemy” of the people of the city. Kejriwal’s comments came hours after the Centre granted sanction to the CBI to prosecute Jain in a case related to alleged possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

He alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party has not got this case registered against the Delhi PWD and Urban Development Minister Jain, but against every person living in unauthorised colonies.

Jain is also the Health Minister of Delhi. “Satyendar Jain made a scheme for regularisation of unauthorised colonies. The Centre did not pass it, instead it got a case registered against Jain.

The BJP is strictly against the regularisation of unauthorised colonies. The BJP is enemy of Delhiites. Modi ji is harmful for Delhi,” Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

The CBI has claimed that Jain allegedly purchased 200 bighas of agricultural land in the names of companies controlled by him in Delhi during lasts five years and “laundered black money” to the tune of several crore of rupees.

“Jain is accused of floating several shell companies in Delhi including Akichan Developers Private Ltd, Indo Metal Impex Private Ltd, Paryas Infosolutions Private Ltd and Manglayatan Projects Private Ltd during 2009-10 and 2010-11 for alleged money laundering” a senior MHA official said.

“These shell companies do not have any real business. Jain had laundered black money of Rs 16.39 crore during 2010-11 to 2015-16 through 54 shell companies of three hawala entry operators of Kolkata namely Jeevendra Mishra, Abhishek Chokhani and Rajendra Bansal,” said the official.

 “Ministry of Home Affairs has granted sanction of prosecution to prosecute Satyendar Kumar Jain, Minister in Government of NCT of Delhi, in a case registered by CBI in August 24, 2017 for acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income,” the official said.

Meanwhile Jain denied all these allegations saying the CBI action is politically motivated. The CBI has claimed that Jain allegedly purchased 200 bighas or 80 acres of agricultural land in the names of companies controlled by him in Delhi during lasts five years and “laundered black money” to the tune of several crore of rupees.

The ruling AAP alleged that the Modi Government wants to stall regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi. “Satyendra Jain is being hounded for trying to regularise the unauthorised colonies in Delhi. He has not invested even a rupee in any company or land after 2013,” AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said.