Nod for CBI probe into DTC scam spells downfall of AAP govt.: BJP

Gupta seeks removal of Transport Minister, erring officials

The Delhi BJP on Friday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is “neck-deep in corruption’ and that the Centre’s nod for a CBI probe into the alleged ‘multi-crore DTC scam’ was the beginning of the AAP government’s downfall. State unit president Adesh Gupta said the Ministry of Home Affair’s recommendation for a probe by the CBI was “not an ordinary thing” as there was a similar CBI probe which had led to the discovery of the Commonwealth Games scam in 2010. “There are direct charges against Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot. People will surely throw this government out in next year’s municipal corporation elections,” Mr. Gupta said, adding that Mr. Gahlot and all officials responsible for the scam should be sacked before the agency begins its probe.