"Even If Son Is Corrupt...": AAP's Amanatullah Khan vs Probe Agency In Court
NDTV
Out of 32 recently appointed to the Delhi Waqf Board, 27 people are close to the MLA, the ACB has claimed.
Amid a heated courtroom battle in the trial of arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan, the Anti Corruption Bureau demanded 14 days of custody to interrogate him while the defence opposed the custody, and refuted all charges of the anti-corruption body saying there's no evidence to support any of the sensational claims against him.
The Anti-Corruption Branch of the Delhi government, which reports to Lt Governor VK Saxena, a representative of the BJP-led government at the centre, had arrested Mr Khan in a two-year-old corruption case related to alleged illegal appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board.
The AAP stood behind the 48-year-old Okhla MLA, calling the charges against him "baseless".
"Mr Amanatullah Khan while working as Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board illegally recruited 32 persons violating all norms and Govt. guidelines and with allegations of corruption and favoritism. The then CEO of Delhi Waqf Board had clearly given statement and issued memorandum against such illegal recruitment," said a press release from the anti-corruption office yesterday.
