Rai asks Centre to prove corruption in premium bus svc scheme

Daring the Centre to prove corruption in the AAP Government's ambitious app-based Premium Bus Service Scheme, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai today said that if the allegations are proved, he was ready to stay in jail for his entire life.
Addressing a press conference here, Rai also said that he along with officials of the Transport department will go to the office of Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi Government tomorrow and ask the agency what corruption they have unearthed despite the fact the scheme is yet to be launched.
"No corruption took place in this scheme. The decision to notify the scheme was taken after several rounds of meetings and agenda was tabled before the cabinet after proper discussion," the Transport minister told reporters here.

The Delhi government during the second phase of the odd-even scheme had in April announced the premium bus service would be made operational from mid-June.
"I want to challenge Modi government, CBI and ACB to prove corruption in bus aggregator scheme and I am ready to stay in Tihar. They cannot prove corruption of single paise.
"Central government is trying to paralyse premium bus service scheme. Anti corruption branch is unnecessarily troubling our officers," Rai added.
In his complaint to the ACB, BJP MLA and Opposition leader in the Assembly, Vijender Gupta said the Lieutenant Governor had not given his approval to the scheme as claimed in the Delhi government notification.