December 18, 2015 5:20 PM

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DDCA row: AAP puts five specific questions to Arun Jaitley

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today put five specific questions to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley relating to its allegations of corruption in Delhi's cricket body DDCA. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, AAP leader Ashutosh said Finance Minister comments that there was no specific charges against him was misleading. He accused DDCA of allowing private firm 21st Century to sub-lease 10 corporate boxes at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. He claimed the firm owned by a friend of Mr. Jaitley was extended financial benefit to the tune of over Rs 5 crore for the deal.<br/><br/>Ashutosh asked Finance Minister to clarify who were members of the 21st Century and whether it had any of his kin. He also accused Mr. Jaitley of putting pressure on ONGC to give an amount of Rs 5 crore to Hockey India and sought to know what was the reason behind it. Yesterday, Mr. Jaitley strongly rejected the allegations calling them a propaganda technique of Mr. Kejriwal to deflect attention when he himself was in the dock following a CBI raid in Delhi Secretariat.

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