Transport Dept. rebuts Kejriwal’s allegation of probe against Atishi

The Additional Chief Secretary has written to Chief Minister Atishi denying the allegation that a probe is being planned against her in connection with the free bus travel scheme for women. The accusation Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal had on December 25 alleged that the BJP-led Centre was “hatching a conspiracy” to arrest Ms. Atishi with the help of Central probe agencies in a false case related to the Transport Department to stop the pink ticket scheme, which enables women to travel free on public buses in the city. Mr. Kejriwal also alleged that they had received information from their credible sources that a meeting was held between officials of the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation, and Income Tax Department, where orders were given from “higher-ups” to arrest Ms. Atishi and conduct raids on senior AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh. ‘False claims exposed’ Reacting to the officer’s letter to the Chief Minister, the BJP said that the communication has exposed “false claims” of Mr. Kejriwal. The Delhi BJP president said it is regrettable that Mr. Kejriwal, for his petty politics, “first degraded the dignity of the Chief Minister’s Office and is now dragging Ms. Atishi into controversial matters”.