Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his name was included in a FIR regarding alleged illegalities in the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
A furious Mr. Kejriwal, who interacted with the media for the first time after his throat surgery last week in Bengaluru, said that it is being done as per the order of the ‘higher ups’, referring to Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“How can they name me without my role in it? Or has it become so easy for any agency to file a case against the Chief Minister. It can only be done on the directions of people sitting on big positions,” he said.
The AAP chief also distributed copies of the FIR which named him along with DCW chief Swati Maliwal as “known/suspected/unknown accused”.
Continuing his tirade against Modi, Kejriwal said the AAP government will soon call a Special Session of Delhi Assembly where he will expose the “conspiracy” behind the registration of the FIR.
“Don’t know why my name is in the FIR,” the Aam Aadmi Party leader told reporters here. “Without the Prime Minister’s approval, a Chief Minister’s name doesn’t comes in an FIR.”
Kejriwal remarks came after the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government slapped a FIR against DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Monday night over complaints of alleged irregular recruitment.
Kejriwal said a special session of the Delhi assembly would be called to discuss the issue.“What is my role in this?” Kejriwal asked. “My role has not been mentioned even once in the FIR (First Information Report).”
The complaint against Maliwal was filed by former DCW chief and Congress leader Barkha Singh Shukla. Maliwal has denied the accusations.
