Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Swati Maliwal Attacks Kejriwal After Sewage Case Arrests
Swati Maliwal, a politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, criticized Arvind Kejriwal.
She made the comments after six people were arrested in a Delhi sewage-treatment project case.
Two named people arrested were Satyendar Kumar Jain and Udit Prakash Rai.
The case concerns alleged corruption and manipulation of tenders.
Sewage treatment plants are important because they can help reduce pollution in the Yamuna.
Maliwal said corruption during Kejriwal’s time as Delhi chief minister was carried out through ministers.
She also accused Kejriwal of moving the alleged corruption system to Punjab.
These are Maliwal’s allegations, and the article does not include a response from Kejriwal or the Aam Aadmi Party.
BJP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal accused Arvind Kejriwal of overseeing corruption during his decade as Delhi chief minister.
Her comments followed the arrest of six people, including former minister Satyendar Kumar Jain and former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai.
The Anti-Corruption Branch alleges the arrests are linked to corruption and tender manipulation involving sewage treatment plant projects.
Maliwal linked the alleged wrongdoing to efforts to clean the Yamuna and said Kejriwal should face action.
She also alleged that Kejriwal shifted an alleged corruption model from Delhi to Punjab after the Aam Aadmi Party’s tenure in Delhi ended.
- Who
- Swati Maliwal accused former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal; six people, including Satyendar Kumar Jain and Udit Prakash Rai, were arrested.
- What
- Maliwal criticized Kejriwal over alleged corruption cases and arrests linked to sewage treatment plant projects.
- When
- Maliwal made the remarks on Wednesday, one day after the arrests.
- Where
- The alleged case concerns sewage treatment plant projects in Delhi; Maliwal also referred to Punjab.
- Why
- Maliwal said the alleged corruption affected Yamuna-cleaning efforts and called for action against Kejriwal.
- Speaker
- Swati Maliwal, a BJP Rajya Sabha member
- Main target
- Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
- Arrests
- Six people were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch
- Named arrestees
- Former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain and former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai
- Case focus
- Alleged corruption and tender manipulation in sewage treatment plant augmentation and upgradation
- Environmental link
- Maliwal said the case was connected to efforts to clean the Yamuna
- Additional allegation
- Maliwal alleged that Kejriwal shifted an alleged corruption model from Delhi to Punjab