New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal led government is to buy high-end equipment for surveillance and monitoring for its anti-corruption branch.
The plan to buy the equipment for “research, analysis, surveillance and monitoring purposes” was part of a `36-crore proposal to run the ACB, up from `7 crore spent on it currently.
A cabinet note prepared for the Kejriwal cabinet proposes to spend `3.2 crore on the high-end equipment and the rest on vehicles, mobile phones, computers and salaries for additional staff.
The note said it had been approved by the minister incharge, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. Government spokesperson Nagendar Sharma, however, insisted there was no such cabinet note. “There is no question of any minster approving the note. I reiterate there is no such cabinet note and the Delhi government takes strong exception to dragging the name of any minister.”
The BJP and Congress promptly jumped at the Aam Aadmi Party government, worried that the Delhi government would misuse the snooping devices to settle scores with opponents and others.
“Delhi did not vote them for snooping and that too, at our cost,” Congress spokesman Tom Vadakkan said. “We are totally shocked with available evidence and such proposals are not put up unless these have clearances from the top.”
BJP activ
ists on Saturday protested outside Arvind Kejriwal's residence over AAP government procuring "snooping" equipment.
Courtesy: Hindustan Times"
A cabinet note prepared for the Kejriwal cabinet proposes to spend `3.2 crore on the high-end equipment and the rest on vehicles, mobile phones, computers and salaries for additional staff.
The note said it had been approved by the minister incharge, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. Government spokesperson Nagendar Sharma, however, insisted there was no such cabinet note. “There is no question of any minster approving the note. I reiterate there is no such cabinet note and the Delhi government takes strong exception to dragging the name of any minister.”
The BJP and Congress promptly jumped at the Aam Aadmi Party government, worried that the Delhi government would misuse the snooping devices to settle scores with opponents and others.
“Delhi did not vote them for snooping and that too, at our cost,” Congress spokesman Tom Vadakkan said. “We are totally shocked with available evidence and such proposals are not put up unless these have clearances from the top.”
BJP activ
Courtesy: Hindustan Times"
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