<p>The Delhi Assembly felt the tremors of the continuing friction between the Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor over M K Meena’s appointment as the Anti-Corruption Branch chief.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday hinted at suspected hawala links of the police officer. <br /><br />A little before the matter came up in the Assembly, Meena, who is the LG-appointed ACB chief, met Jung amid speculation that the Raj Niwas close to taking a tough decision against AAP-nominated ACB chief S S Yadav for misbehaviour and threat to commit suicide.<br /><br />Sisodia told members of the Assembly that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent a “secret note” to the Union Home Ministry about Meena’s alleged involvement in a curtain purchase scam, when he was posted elsewhere.<br /><br />The Deputy Chief Minister also claimed that the ACB was also looking into a complaint alleging Meena’s involvement in hawala racket. <br /><br />He said the Delhi High Court has also observed that the Home Ministry has no role in notifying the appointment of an ACB chief.<br /><br />Chandni Chowk legislator Alka Lamba said: “Meena should not have been appointed as the ACB chief. After so many serious charges have surfaced against him, the Home Ministry should take strong action against him.”<br /><br />Sources said the Delhi government has decided to file a fresh application in the ongoing litigation challenging the Centre’s notification giving Jung absolute powers to appoint bureaucrats in the capital.<br /><br />While Meena, who is a Joint Commissioner of Police, has accused Yadav, who is junior and ranked Additional Commissioner of Police, of not cooperating with him, the latter has alleged that Meena threatened him.<br /><br />According to sources, Yadav has sent three complaints about Meena’s alleged high-handed behaviour to Delhi’s government’s Department of Vigilance, which comes under Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.<br /><br />Sisodia has forwarded the complaints to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi, they added.<br /><br />“Meena is trying to threaten and pressurise me into providing FIRs filed with the Anti-Corruption Bureau pertaining to Delhi Police officials and interfering in the working of ACB.”<br /><br />Meena on Wednesday went to Yadav’s office and asked for the FIR book following which a heated argument broke out between the two as Yadav refused to provide what was sought.<br /><br />Meena has sent a notice to Yadav citing legal implications if the latter does not share the FIRs. Meena, a 1989-batch Indian Police Service officer, took charge of ACB on June 8 after he was appointed by Jung, sidelining Yadav who was earlier posted by Kejriwal as the ACB chief.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The Delhi Assembly felt the tremors of the continuing friction between the Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor over M K Meena’s appointment as the Anti-Corruption Branch chief.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday hinted at suspected hawala links of the police officer. <br /><br />A little before the matter came up in the Assembly, Meena, who is the LG-appointed ACB chief, met Jung amid speculation that the Raj Niwas close to taking a tough decision against AAP-nominated ACB chief S S Yadav for misbehaviour and threat to commit suicide.<br /><br />Sisodia told members of the Assembly that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent a “secret note” to the Union Home Ministry about Meena’s alleged involvement in a curtain purchase scam, when he was posted elsewhere.<br /><br />The Deputy Chief Minister also claimed that the ACB was also looking into a complaint alleging Meena’s involvement in hawala racket. <br /><br />He said the Delhi High Court has also observed that the Home Ministry has no role in notifying the appointment of an ACB chief.<br /><br />Chandni Chowk legislator Alka Lamba said: “Meena should not have been appointed as the ACB chief. After so many serious charges have surfaced against him, the Home Ministry should take strong action against him.”<br /><br />Sources said the Delhi government has decided to file a fresh application in the ongoing litigation challenging the Centre’s notification giving Jung absolute powers to appoint bureaucrats in the capital.<br /><br />While Meena, who is a Joint Commissioner of Police, has accused Yadav, who is junior and ranked Additional Commissioner of Police, of not cooperating with him, the latter has alleged that Meena threatened him.<br /><br />According to sources, Yadav has sent three complaints about Meena’s alleged high-handed behaviour to Delhi’s government’s Department of Vigilance, which comes under Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.<br /><br />Sisodia has forwarded the complaints to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi, they added.<br /><br />“Meena is trying to threaten and pressurise me into providing FIRs filed with the Anti-Corruption Bureau pertaining to Delhi Police officials and interfering in the working of ACB.”<br /><br />Meena on Wednesday went to Yadav’s office and asked for the FIR book following which a heated argument broke out between the two as Yadav refused to provide what was sought.<br /><br />Meena has sent a notice to Yadav citing legal implications if the latter does not share the FIRs. Meena, a 1989-batch Indian Police Service officer, took charge of ACB on June 8 after he was appointed by Jung, sidelining Yadav who was earlier posted by Kejriwal as the ACB chief.<br /><br /></p>
