President Approves FIR Against Sisodia in Classroom Scam

New Delhi, March 14 — President Droupadi Murmu has approved the registration of an FIR against AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain over an alleged ₹1,300-crore scam in the construction of classrooms in Delhi government schools, sources said.

The Delhi government’s vigilance directorate had recommended a probe into the alleged scam in 2022 and submitted its findings to the chief secretary.

The case pertains to the period when Sisodia and Jain served as ministers in the Arvind Kejriwal-led government.

A Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report dated February 17, 2020, flagged “glaring irregularities” in the construction of over 2,400 classrooms by the Public Works Department.