AAP's credibility in the dock? Manish Sisodia under ACB's scanner for favouring relatives

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New Delhi, Oct 1: More trouble seems to be coming for Aam Aadmi Party as reports suggest that Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's relatives were given contracts of the government advertisements.

As per a Zee news report, Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) Joint Commissioner of Police Mukesh Kumar Meena on Thursday claimed receiving complaints about the same.

The report says, "Talking to reporters, Meena, who was appointed by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, said that a probe is on and a notice has been issued to the Directorate of Information & Publicity (DIP), Delhi, in this regard.

Notably, the DIP is entrusted with the job of informing and publicising the programmes, policies and activities of the Government of NCT of Delhi for citizens' welfare, particularly for weaker section of society."

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"We've received some complaints that most of Delhi government's advertising contracts were given out to the relatives of Sisodia," Delhi anti-corruption bureau chief MK Meena was quoted as saying in ET report.

M K Meena was appointed as chief of the ACB by Jung which led to a lot of clashes between him and the AAP.

Because of the clashes ACB now having two chiefs.

OneIndia News

(With inputs from agencies)