The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Monday questioned Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal in connection with allegations of “illegal” recruitment in the women’s panel.
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Monday questioned Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal in connection with allegations of “illegal” recruitment in the women’s panel.
A team comprising five ACB officers reached Ms Maliwal’s office at 11 am. The officers also handed over a questionnaire to the DCW chief seeking her reply to 27 queries within a week’s time.
Last week, the anti-graft agency had sent a notice to Ms Maliwal informing her that she would be questioned on Monday. The ACB has taken up the probe on a complaint by the former DCW chief Barkha Shukla Singh, alleging that several AAP supporters were given plum posts in the women’s panel. “I have been asked 27 questions and given a week’s time to reply. We have been asked how we did so many appointments to the women’s panel,” Ms Maliwal told reporters.
