The Delhi Police on Sunday formed multiple teams to probe the allegations surrounding the Mahila Samman Yojana launched by the Aam Aadmi Party government.
The police action came a day after Lt Governor V.K. Saxena ordered a probe into a probe into the scheme under which the government has promised to give Rs 2,100 per month to eligible women.
The inquiry was ordered based on a complaint by Congress leader and party's New Delhi Assembly seat candidate Sandeep Dikshit.
Delhi L-G orders probe into AAP govt’s scheme; Kejriwal says BJP afraid of defeat
The investigation will be conducted against private persons for allegedly collecting personal details of women in the name of the Mahila Samman Yojana.
"There are 15 police districts in Delhi. We have ordered senior officers to form teams and investigate the entire matter properly. Teams will coordinate and work under the close supervision of DCPs," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by PTI.
The L-G's order has drawn flak from the AAP which accused Saxena of acting at the behest of the BJP.
"What is there to investigate? We are not collecting any money. We are only asking people who wish to avail of these schemes after the elections to come and register. In the name of this investigation, they want to shut down these schemes that haven't even started yet,” former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged.
The AAP convenor said the BJP wanted to stop the Delhi government's welfare schemes because the saffron party was afraid of elections.
"The BJP was panicked and lost sleep over it. They sent their goons to the camps where registrations were happening and tried to dismantle the camps. They also sent police, who also tried to dismantle them," he said.
