Particular Secretary Vigilance YVVJ Rajasekhar, who was once divested of his tasks by way of Products and services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj final week, wrote a letter to the Ministry of House Affairs, Delhi Anti-Corruption Department and L-G workplace. The letter that within the wee hours of the evening, his workplace was once damaged into and delicate recordsdata associated with the excise coverage probe, renovation of Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s place of abode and the ones referred to central investigation businesses was once photocopied. Room no. 403, Particular Secretary (Vigilance) at Delhi Sectt, was once damaged into at the intervening evening of fifteenth and sixteenth Would possibly at 3:00 AM. The letter additionally expressed apprehensions that his workplace may had been bugged.
The letter, YVVJ Rajashekhar says is in continuation of his earlier document which mentioned how the Minister (Vigilance), Saurabh Bharadwaj, had urged Assistant Administrators to not put up the recordsdata associated with the corruption instances to the vigilance officer.
“When those directions of Hon’ble Minister have been won at 11.30 A.M. on 15.05.2023, there are about 76 recordsdata within the Confidential Segment of the
undersigned and the similar have been despatched to the Secretary (Vigilance) consistent with the directions of the Hon’ble Minister (Vigilance) with out inspecting those 76 recordsdata, simply recording the directions of the Hon’ble Minister the place he directed the undersigned no longer read about the recordsdata”, the letter says.
He says that it isn’t the norm to switch recordsdata to the Minister beneath any cases because of the ‘idea of palms period’, which necessarily signifies that the minister will have to handle distance from the investigation by way of the vigilance officer to make sure that equity is maintained.
Alternatively, the main turns out to had been obviously breached.
The Vigilance officer stated that Buniyad Singh, Assistant Director (Vigilance) known as him up at 9:14 PM on fifteenth Would possibly and stated that officials were urged to open the Vigilance officer’s room to get out some data. At the name, Rajashekhar says he strongly objected to those directions given by way of Saurabh Bharadwaj and protested towards the recordsdata being taken away.
“Alternatively, it’s understood from a initial enquiry that Sh. Manish (MTS) has opened the room of the undersigned and allegedly photocopied the entire data i.e from fifteenth Would possibly 2023 evening to sixteenth Would possibly 2023 til 3:00 AM. The undersigned isn’t positive whether or not any report/record was once taken away or differently tampered with it or photocopied. This can be a critical lapse within the provide situation”, the letter says.
The recordsdata he says have been in his workplace are following:
a) Proposal record of CBI for in accordance sanction beneath phase 17 A of PoC Act 1998 in excise issues and coverage.
b) Gentle recordsdata and phrases and prerequisites of 6 Flag Group of workers, Civil Strains
c) Next alterations and additions record of 6 Flag Group of workers, Civil Strains
d) Size books referring to bills made by way of PWD with admire to six Flag Group of workers Invoices submitted by way of the Contractors.
e) Realize inviting tenders recordsdata of 6 Flag Group of workers, Civil Strains.
f) Deviation recordsdata of 6 Flag Group of workers, Civil Strains.
g) Revised additional merchandise for awesome specs of 6 Flagstaff, Civil Strains.
h) Picture of people that experience supervised the development of 6 Flag Group of workers, Civil strains.
i) “Communicate to A.Ok. Record” (DIP)
j) DIP issues referring to Very best Courtroom Judgement in commonplace motive case Judgement and unlawful bills of Expenses.
ok) Sure recordsdata when it comes to departments, the place the topic was once referred to Central investigating businesses beneath the extant provisions/laws.
l) Different quite a lot of recordsdata/paperwork associated with prosecution sanctions of officials of Excise Division and so on. As regards to Excise Coverage.
“The undersigned is nervous that the data can be destroyed or may had been destroyed sooner or later of time”, the letter additional stated. Rajashekhar stated that he had urged the entire Vigilance Administrators to not conform to such directions since they aren’t meant to take verbal orders from the minister except they’re in a declared state of emergency. Quoting the regulation within the letter, the officer says that except the directions are equipped in writing, the officials of the vigilance division don’t seem to be meant to supply any recordsdata/paperwork to the minister to handle the objectivity of the investigation.
“I’ve critical apprehension that our rooms may had been bugged and there’s each and every chance of breach of secrecy, tempering of data, fabrication of data and so on. I request the Senior Officials for suitable motion on the earliest. The undersigned for the time being strongly teaching the Assistant Director (Care Taking) and Delhi Police In price Inspector of Delhi Sectt. to make sure that the room of the undersigned and the Confidential Segment the place techniques are in position don’t seem to be touched or given extra to someone with out the authorisation of the undersigned”, the letter ends by way of pronouncing.
The Delhi Executive has stated that even though the officer in query was once divested of his tasks as a result of there have been fees of corruption towards him, they puzzled Rajashekhar’s “hobby” in preserving some recordsdata with him. The federal government additionally stated that regardless of this, the fees of a break-in could be completely investigated, consistent with an Indian Categorical document.
In its observation, the Delhi govt stated, “A number of court cases had been won towards him… that he calls for coverage cash. Paintings was once formally withdrawn from him… on Would possibly 13. If paintings has been formally withdrawn from him… how is he nonetheless in ownership of all recordsdata? When his paintings is assigned to different officials, the workplace process calls for that he must have formally passed over all recordsdata to the brand new officials. What’s his hobby in preserving some recordsdata regardless of him being got rid of? Relating to his allegation that any person attempted to damage into his workplace at evening, the federal government gets it completely investigated if it is true or no longer. If true, strict motion can be taken.”
AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj had ‘divested’ the Vigilance Officer of all his tasks
AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj had divested Particular Secretary Vigilance YVVJ Rajasekhar, who was once investigated the Liquor rip-off and the corruption case of Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal spending crores of taxpayers’ cash to construct his non-public mansion, of all his tasks claiming that there have been allegations of corruption and extortion towards the officer.
In a observe dated Would possibly 13, Bharadwaj stated, “There are court cases that YVVJ Rajasekhar is working an extortion racket and important coverage cash. This allegation is somewhat critical, which must be tested… All paintings assigned to YVVJ Rajasekhar is hereby withdrawn.”
Bharadwaj has directed Vigilance division to distribute instances and works being probed by way of Rajasekhar amongst further administrators (ADs) pointing out that “ADs will at once report back to Secretary (Vigilance).” The order additional learn: “The ADs must at once submit recordsdata to Secretary (Vigilance).”
Officers as regards to Rajasekhar, on the other hand, stated he were cleared by way of investigating businesses within the instances filed towards him. “He’s being focused as a result of he has been posted in enforcement and vigilance departments in numerous govt organisations for the decade and has taken motion towards a number of officers,” the legitimate claimed, consistent with an Indian Categorical document.
When Rajashekhar was once divested of his tasks, he had stated that the transfer by way of the AAP govt was once unlawful.
In keeping with reviews, in his answer, which has additionally been marked to Primary Secretary, L-G, and Joint Secretary, Ministry of House Affairs, Rajasekhar stated “illegally moving” him from the dept is “not anything however subverting the instructions of apex courtroom, consistent with which the officials can also be transferred simplest thru deliberations of Civil Products and services Board”. The letter learn: “The undersigned (Rajasekhar) is being averted from acting tasks and I apprehend critical danger and diversions of data relating delicate issues like excise topic, 6, Flagstaff Highway, Civil Strains, DIP (Division of Data and Exposure)… It’s asked that this topic is also introduced to note of Prime Courtroom to stick the order issued by way of minister (Vigilance).” Reportedly, document on CM area’s renovation has been ready and was once about to be despatched to the L-G.
The instances that YVVJ Rajasekhar was once probing towards the AAP govt
Rajasekhar was once probing a number of different instances, together with excise division chargesheets and their sanctions beneath quite a lot of provisions of the POC (Prevention of Corruption) Act, FBU case relating the putting in place of a separate intelligence unit, allegations of overspending on political ads, and fees of beneficial remedy to AAP staff in hiring venues for Mohalla Clinics. He was once additionally probing the liquor rip-off and Arvind Kejriwal spending taxpayers’ cash on development his palatial mansion.
