Two days after the anti-corruption branch raided the Delhi Waqf Board office, Aam Aadmi Party legislator Amanatullah Khan resigned from all government posts on Saturday, claiming that he was being “fr
Two days after the anti-corruption branch raided the Delhi Waqf Board office, Aam Aadmi Party legislator Amanatullah Khan resigned from all government posts on Saturday, claiming that he was being “framed on false charges”.
Mr Khan was the chairman of the Waqf Board and was said to be involved in a recruitment scam in the Board.
The Okhla MLA, who was also a member of the state Haj committee, sent his resignation to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Mr Khan was appointed as the chairman of Delhi Waqf Board in March. Recently, Mr Khan was said to have been involved in a recruitment scam in the Waqf Board where the ACB has launched a “preliminary inquiry” against him.
The AAP has however not accepted Mr Khan’s resignation as the MLA and PAC member even as he is required to submit his resignation as the legislator to Delhi Assembly Speaker as per the laid down rules.
In his letter to the chief minister, Mr Khan wrote that he served Delhi people with full dedication since the day he was elected. “I exposed several corruptions of the previous government after I became the chairman of Delhi Waqf Board. But some people are not liking my honesty and spirit of service as they are framing me and my family in fake cases,” Mr Khan said in the letter.
In his letter, Mr Khan stated that he has “run out of patience” of issuing clarifications to the public pleading innocence over a number of allegations levelled against him and his family members. “Some people dislike my honesty and service and false allegations are being levelled against me and my family to frame us. I want to be free from all the responsibilities given to me by the government and therefore I tender my resignation from all the posts,” he said.
“I and my wife have nothing to do with my brother-in-law’s wife for four years. She has framed me in wrong case. On Board’s land, a hotel has come up and that I raised this issue and registered complaint with ACB. I had also exposed financial irregularities of Rs 280 crore in the Board.
“I wanted to construct schools, hospitals on Board’s land. What is my fault Why am I being framed Because, I was the chairman of the Waqf Board and exposing corruption in it one by one,” Mr Khan told the media.
