Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain Calls MHA Sanctions to CBI For Charges ‘Laughable And Beyond Comprehension’

New Delhi, November 30: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday while commenting on the Centre’s decision to prosecute him in a case stated that that charges against him were “laughable and beyond comprehension”.

According to the Delhi cabinet minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government wants to “raze down” the unauthorised colonies in the national capital. Along with health, Jain also holds the portfolio of urban development and PWD. Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi People Consider Their CM Honest, Can Same be Said for PM Narendra Modi?

Responding to the sanction, Jain said in his statement, “Modiji wants to raze down the unauthorised colonies in Delhi and render the poor people homeless. Being the Urban Development minister of Delhi, I am under oath to get the unauthorised colonies authorised. It’s my duty to provide the residents with basic facilities like roads and drains.”

Adding more, he said, “Even if they file 100 cases against me, I will not be cowed down and I will keep working in the same manner. I am amazed at the charges made by the Centre; they are saying Jain will become richer by regularising these colonies. This is laughable and beyond comprehension.”

Informing more about the case, an official said that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has granted sanction to the central probing agency to prosecute the Delhi minister for a case relates to alleged possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The official added that the case was registered against Jain, his wife Poonam and his alleged associates - Vaibhav Jain, Sunil Kumar Jain, Ajeet Prasad Jain and Ankush Jain.

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