Clearing the air over the party’s chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, BJP president Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the party has not taken any decision so far.
“The party has not closed in on any candidate for the chief minister’s post. The BJP parliamentary board has not taken any decision. It will take a decision at appropriate time,” he said.
The statement comes in the wake of reports that the BJP has decided on CM candidate as names of former minister Harsh-vardhan and Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel have been doing the rounds. Party sources said the top brass is apprehensive about announcing any leader as chief ministerial candidate as it may lead to acrimony and may jeopardise the party’s prospects in the elections.
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CBI arrests 2 more accused in banquet hall bribery case
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, Aug. 8
The CBI, which arrested the co-owner and promoter of a major domestic mobile handset manufacturing company for allegedly giving a bribe of `30 lakhs to officials of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation for clearance to the construction of a banquet hall, arrested two more accused on Thursday in connection with the case.
According to sources, municipal officials arrested on Thursday include assistant engineer R.K. Sethi.
The agency sleuths also recovered `40.5 lakh from two other accused on Thursday. The agency has so far arrested nine persons in connection with the bribery case.
After nabbing owners of the mobile company and three MCD officials, CBI sleuths had carried out searches at 15 locations, including the residential and official premises of the municipal officials, on Wednesday.