India, May 10 -- The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has sought the Centre's approval to initiate an inquiry under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain, both former health ministers in the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet.

The request stems from a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vijender Gupta in August 2024, alleging "large-scale corruption" in the health department involving 24 hospital projects worth over Rs.5,500 crore, officials aware of the matter said.

The complaint accuses the ministers of sanctioning 11 greenfield and 13 brownfield hospital projects in 2018-19, which have since faced delays and massive cost overruns....