Senior BJP leader and leader of Opposition Vijendar Gupta has alleged that the Additional Public Prosecutor who was scrutinising the chargesheet in the CNG fitness scam case was removed by the Delhi Government under “political pressure” and demanded a judicial probe into his removal.
“lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has been apprised that it is a clear cut case of political interference in judicial work and demanded judicial probe in it,” said Gupta.
“The Kejriwal Government stand has been exposed in the Commission of Inquiry and the Government is trying to manipulate the outcome by favouring certain officials of its coterie,” Gupta said. The Pioneer had reported that the Delhi Government has transferred additional public prosecutor who had filed the chargesheet in the CNG fitness scam.
Alleging that the AAP Government was adopting “double standards” regarding corruption cases, Gupta said Additional Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Sharma paid the price for being an “honest officer.”
Sharma who had complained of pressure from Delhi Government officials while he was scrutinising the charge sheet CNG fitness scam, was transferred citing “administrative exigencies” by Director of Prosecution Pankaj Sanghi, on September 8.
Sharma, who was also the officiating chief prosecutor, was posted as a prosecutor in the court of Special Judge, ACB, Poonam Chaudhry at Tis Hazari Court, has been transferred to the office of Principal, Police Training Centre at Jharoda Kalan.
The Delhi Government had denied Sharma’s charges saying it was “a cover up attempt by an illegally-imposed ACB chief appointed by the l-G.”Reacting to his transfer, Sharma said he is being “troubled by the Government because he complained against their officials.”