Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Kejriwal Calls Satyendar Jain Arrest BJP Political Vendetta
Satyendar Jain, a former Delhi minister, was arrested with five other people in a case about Delhi Jal Board tenders.
The case involves alleged problems in contracts for sewage treatment plant projects.
Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party leader, said Jain was arrested because of pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kejriwal called the case fake and politically motivated.
Other AAP leaders, including Atishi and Manish Sisodia, made similar accusations.
Investigators allege that the tender process involved irregularities and a conspiracy.
The AAP said Jain had already spent time in jail in an earlier case that it also considers false.
The party said it would stand by Jain.
Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was among six people arrested in an alleged Delhi Jal Board tendering corruption case.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged Jain’s arrest was ordered at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s behest and called the case fabricated.
The Anti-Corruption Branch case concerns alleged irregularities, tender-condition manipulation and criminal conspiracy involving sewage treatment plant projects.
AAP leaders Atishi and Manish Sisodia also described the arrest as politically motivated and linked to election-related tactics.
The AAP leaders said the party and people across India supported Jain, while questioning who would compensate him for jail time and alleged mental distress.
- Who
- Former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain was arrested along with five others; AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi and Manish Sisodia responded.
- What
- Jain and five others were arrested in an alleged corruption case involving Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tenders.
- When
- The arrests and political reactions occurred on Tuesday, August 18; the year is not specified for that date. The case was registered on May 11, 2024.
- Where
- Delhi, in connection with sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board.
- Why
- The Anti-Corruption Branch alleged irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy. Kejriwal and other AAP leaders alleged the arrest was politically motivated and carried out at the BJP’s behest.
- Arrested
- Satyendar Jain, Udit Prakash Rai, Ankit Srivastava, Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma
- Investigating agency
- Anti-Corruption Branch
- Case
- Alleged corruption in the tendering process for Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant projects
- Case registration
- May 11, 2024, following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance
- Kejriwal’s claim
- He alleged that Jain was arrested at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s behest and that the case would be proved false
- Other AAP reactions
- Atishi called the arrest political vendetta, while Manish Sisodia alleged it reflected election-time tactics
- Earlier questioning
- Jain appeared before the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch for questioning on June 6 of the previous year
