The Delhi Government’s Vigilance Department has submitted a detailed report to the Lokayukta, highlighting irregularities and lapses on the part of various officials of Public Works Department, Education and public functionaries in construction of 12,748 classrooms for the Government-run schools.
Citing a vigilance report, Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday demanded a CBI probe into an alleged “scam” in construction of classrooms in Delhi Government schools and said on the instructions of Arvind Kejriwal, 7,180 classrooms were reduced to 4,126 but the monetary budget was not reduced. “Besides, a new name has come in the report, that of Tewatiya Chauhan and Sharma Architect, this is the same architect which did the scam worth crores of rupees by constructing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Sheeshmahal located at 6 Flag Staff Road without proper tendering.
Not only this, the report has revealed that the role of Babbar and Babbar Associate was also found suspicious,” Tiwari said. As per the report, it has to be ascertained whether the contractor who was awarded contracts of class rooms by Education Department in Priority-! project i.e.
Tewatia Construction Pvt. Ltd. has any connection with M/s Tewatia Chauhan & Sharma Architects Pvt. Ltd that were awarded contract in construction of 6 Flag Staff. It further added that with regard to the allegation of 34 contractors, some of them being workers/members of Aam Aadmi Party or relatives is concerned, it is observed that proper procedure to award contract was not followed and short time was given for submission of bids and sanctions were split into smaller parts in violation of rules and regulations.
Addressing a press conference alongwith party leaders Harish Khurana and Praveen Shankar Kapoor, BJP MP alleged that the report was submitted by the Vigilance Directorate to Lokayukta last month.
“Not only this, the project above Rs 100 crore is brought to the cabinet and then it is also sent to the Lieutenant Governor, but at the behest of Kejriwal, the entire project was divided into 16 small parts and this entire project was launched on 19 October 2015. It was approved by PWD Minister Satyendra Jain,” he said.
