New Delhi: Delhi LG VK 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, official sources said.
A complaint addressed to Saxena in June this year claimed that the appointment of the transport minister as the chairman of the committee for tendering and procurement of buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) was done “in a pre-planned manner”. It had also alleged that the appointment of DIMTS as bid management consultant for this tender was done with a view to facilitating wrongdoings.
Sources said the complaint alleged irregularities in the July 2019 procurement bid for 1,000 low floor BS-IV and BS-VI buses and another bid for the purchase of low floor BS-VI buses and annual maintenance contract in March 2020 went.
The complaint was referred to the Chief Secretary on 22 July to seek comments from the departments of the Delhi Government and consequently their recommendations were made.
Some “irregularities” were pointed out in the report submitted by the Chief Secretary on August 19, following which the LG has now forwarded the complaint to the CBI, sources said, adding that the CBI is already conducting a preliminary inquiry into the matter. has been
Saxena has allowed the linking of the present complaint with the complaint being probed by the Central Investigation Agency.
A committee headed by retired IAS officer OP Agarwal, constituted to probe allegations of corruption in the purchase of buses in June 2021, in its report submitted in August last year, explicitly blamed the AAP government for “thorough procedural deviation”. was convicted. tendering and procurement process”, the sources said.
“Criminal misconduct by public servants in this tender exercise will be detected by the investigating agency, i.e. CBI. Based on this, the Chief Secretary recommended the matter to be referred to CBI, which was approved by the LG,” said A. . Source.
There was no immediate reaction from the Delhi government on the matter.