AAP govt forms commission to probe CNG fitness scam

Delhi Government today announced appointment of Commission of Inquiry to be headed by a retired Delhi High Court judge to probe the multi-crore CNG fitness scam in which a number of officials of previous Sheila Dikshit government were under scanner.

A meeting of the Delhi Cabinet presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal decide to appoint the commission into the scam which is already being probed by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB).

Delhi Home Minister Satyendra Jain said the Commission of Inquiry will be headed by retired Delhi High Court judge Justice S N Agarwal and its terms of reference will be announced in a day or two.

The scam had come to light in 2012 when ACB found that the Delhi government had lost nearly Rs 100 crore in alleged irregularities in awarding of contract to operate and maintain inspection and certification of CNG vehicles at the transport authority in Burari to ESP India Pvt Ltd instead of ESP USA.

The AAP had accused Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of trying to hush up the scam.

When asked whether Jung or former Chief Minister Dikshit will be questioned, Jain said it will be up to the Commission to decide.

He said Lt Governor's approval was not necessary in appointing the Commission of Inquiry.