AAP Min,
Satyendra Jain Speaks on CBI Probe On His Daughter's Appointment
NEW DELHI: CBI
is learnt to have closed its probe into the appointment of Soumya Jain,
daughter of health minister Satyendra Jain, as an adviser to the state
government on its mohalla clinic project.
According to top
sources, the CBI has not found any concrete evidence to initiate criminal
proceedings against Soumya. AAP and its leaders were accused by former
lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung of “alleged nepotism, gross violation of rules
and regulations and favouritism”.
“The
investigation officer recommended that there was not enough prosecutable
evidence to suggest that she took benefits from her appointment, so there is no
need to convert the preliminary enquiry into a regular case (FIR). A decision
was taken to close it,” said an officer.
After receiving
a reference from Jung, the CBI had registered a PE in January 2017 to probe
Soumya’s appointment as an adviser to the mission director, State Health
Mission, in the Delhi government to look into health sector reforms.
The then MD of
the health department Tarun Seem and unknown officials of Delhi government were
also named in the PE. A PE is the precursor to an FIR in the CBI.
During an
enquiry, the agency determines if there is prima facie criminality requiring
registration of an FIR.
It was alleged
that as per her application and biodata, Soumya didn’t seem to have any
experience of the health sector as she was an architect
Also, it was
alleged that her appointment was in response to her request and not as a result
of selection through open and transparent process. It was alleged that Delhi
government spent Rs 1.15 lakh on her tours.
TOI approached CBI for a comment but it refused.-TOI
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