Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay addresses a press conference over alleged scams at Delhi Jal Board. (PTI Photo)
Delhi BJP on Monday demanded the Lt Governor to order a CBI inquiry into alleged scams at Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
"Delhi Jal Board has become a centre of corruption and an inquiry is needed into its affairs," Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay said in a press briefing.
Mr Upadhyay displayed two IP68 model of water meters approved by the DJB 2200 and blowing air into them said that the new models too run with pressure of air flow like the previous automated AMR meters.
"Till 2013 Assembly elections Arvind Kejriwal used to lead a campaign against automated water meters popularly called AMR meters but once in power he now wants people to keep using them as evident from the latest approval to new IP68 model of water meters," he said.
Claiming that that the AMR meters are available at the market price of Rs 700 to Rs 800, he charged that the IP68 models approved by the government are 2-3 times costlier which "obviously" means either there is a quality difference or companies have been allowed price variance in return of some "favours" to the ruling party.
He also accused that Kejriwal government is "suppressing" the alleged Rs 400 crore "tanker scam" of previous government in Delhi, and requested Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to order an enquiry by CBI into DJB affairs.
Water minister Kapil Mishra in a counter offensive accused Satish Upadhyay and his "BJP friends" of trying to "save" water mafia.
"Everyone in BJP knows that Satish Upadhyay's resignation will be there in 2-4 days...what deal has been made before leaving," Mr Mishra said in a tweet.
He also issued a statement saying that the DJB has for the first time published a detailed list of companies whose water meters meet the standards, price as well as shops were these meters were available.
"It is beyond comprehension what problem Satish Upadhyay has with curbing of black marketing and exorbitant pricing of water meters," he said.