Delhi Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar after being questioned by the officials at CBI Headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
The Aam Aadmi Party, on Thursday, sprang to the defence of senior bureaucrat Rajendra Kumar, who is facing a CBI probe over allegations of corruption, and virtually gave him a clean chit.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh said "Rajendra Kumar, who serves as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary, has a clean service record that spans over 27 years, in which allegations of corruption were never made against him."
"You are asking why Arvind Kejriwal kept a corrupt official like Rajendra Kumar. Mr Kumar has served for 27 years. Has there ever been a probe over allegations of corruption against him?
"In the last 27 years, there has not been a single allegation of corruption against Rajendra Kumar. The media should not distort facts. It is also showing that Rs 28 lakh was recovered from his salary account. Does a salary account contain unaccounted money?" Mr Singh said.
Mr Singh made the comments during a press conference.
Mr Kumar, a 1989-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, is facing probe for purportedly favouring a software firm in his capacity as a senior bureucrat in the Sheila Dikshit dispensation.