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Lt. Governor Jung says he controls Delhi's anti-corruption branch
New Delhi, June 2
Delhi's Lt. Governor Najeeb
Jung on Tuesday said the city's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) functions
under his "authority, control and supervision".
The assertion
came after a media report said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had
appointed six Bihar Police officials in the ACB.
"This refers to a
news item published in a couple of dailies today about the reported
posting of police officials from Bihar in Delhi's ACB," an official
release from Jung's office said.
"The ACB, being a police
station, functions under the authority, control and supervision of the
lt. governor, a position that has also been clarified by the ministry of
home affairs on May 21," the statement said.
The statement said no proposal on posting of police officials from outside had been received by Jung's office.
"The
matter will be duly examined as and when the lt. governor receives the
formal proposal from the Vigilance Department of the Delhi government,"
it added.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia justified his
government's move and said: "The Delhi government and the ACB have
complete power to appoint police officers from anywhere across the
country.
"The central government has made a mockery of every issue," he said.
AAP
leader Ashutosh told the media: "If the ACB is strengthened, who needs
to be scared? Only the ones who are corrupt. Then why are officials not
letting that happen?"
"The Centre fears a strong ACB may put some of their leaders in jail," he said.
AAP
spokesperson Sanjay Singh said: "We have officers here on deputation
from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Is it a crime to get officers from
Bihar?"
According to a media report, six Bihar Police officials
-- a deputy superintendent, three inspectors and two sub-inspectors --
have been appointed in the ACB.
The officers have not been assigned specific duties.
The
developments come amid an escalating turf war between Jung and Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal over some key issues of governance.