Kejriwal refuted the allegations and blamed Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for involving him in the matter. The chief minister said, "How can they name me without my role in it? It can only be done on the directions of people sitting in big positions." He added that a special Assembly session will be called soon to take up this case and other recent incidents.
The ACB has registered the FIR against Maliwal on Tuesday. The case was lodged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, a day after Maliwal was questioned by ACB officers. The investigation against the DCW chief began after Barkha Shukla Singh, a former chief of the women's panel and Congress legislator, filed a complaint that accused Maliwal of resorting to "nepotism and favouritism" in the appointment of 85 new DCW staff. Singh had also alleged that Maliwal appointed supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party to key positions.
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