‘Will Not Bow Down’: AAP Leader Manish Sisodia After President Droupadi Murmu Approves Registration of FIR Against Him in INR 2,000-Crore Classroom ‘Scam’

New Delhi, March 13: Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday said he will not bow down no matter how many cases the BJP-led central government files against him, hours after the President approved registration of an FIR against him in a Rs 2,000-crore classroom “scam”. According to sources, President Droupadi Murmu has approved the registration of an FIR against Sisodia and his party colleague Satyendar Jain for the alleged scam in the construction of classrooms in Delhi government schools during their tenures as ministers in the Arvind Kejriwal-led city government.

“It has come to my attention that the central government has filed an FIR against me and Satyendar Jain regarding the construction of school buildings and classrooms,” Sisodia said in a statement. “I want to tell the BJP and the central government that file as many cases as you want. Whether it is against me, Satyendar Jain, Atishi, Arvind Kejriwal, or any other AAP leader, we will not bow down before the BJP,” the former education minister said. Delhi Classroom Scam: President Droupadi Murmu Approves Filing of FIR Against AAP Leaders Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain in INR 1,300 Crore Scam.

Sisodia reminded the BJP of its poll promises and asked the party when it will fulfil them. “Holi is tomorrow. Where are the free cylinders you promised Delhi families? And when will you fulfil your promise of providing Rs 2,500 per month to the women of Delhi?” he said. In 2022, the Delhi government’s vigilance directorate recommended a probe into the alleged scam and submitted a report to the chief secretary.  All Scams of AAP Govt Will Be Investigated: Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma.

In July 2019, BJP leader Harish Khurana and then AAP rebel MLA Kapil Mishra, now a minister in the Delhi government, lodged a police complaint about the alleged scam. According to a report prepared by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Delhi government, there was a scam worth around Rs 2,892.65 crore in the construction of classrooms and school buildings in Delhi. The work was done at a highly inflated cost by the Delhi government. The alleged scam involves the construction of around 12,748 classrooms.

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