New Delhi, May 1 -- Delhi Government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) registered a First Information Report (FIR) against former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and former PWD minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday over alleged corruption in the construction of classrooms. According to the ACB, the alleged scam, pegged at around Rs 2,000 crore, pertains to the construction of 12,748 classrooms and associated buildings and involved awarding contracts at highly-inflated rates with classrooms in government-run schools reportedly built at Rs 24.86 lakh each, nearly five times the usual cost during the AAP government's tenure.
Both AAP leaders are currently on bail in separate cases. Sisodia has been booked in a case related to alleged irregul...