Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the President of India asking for an investigation on how and why his predecessor Sheila Dikshit authorised illegal colonies in 2008 for political colonies around Delhi.
Ms Dikshit had been indicted in November by the Delhi ombudsman or Lokayukta who ruled that Ms Dikshit had regularised nearly 1,000 colonies for political gain before the national election of 2009 and without providing basic infrastructure. Ms Dikshit was also faulted for authorising colonies that had mushroomed on land reserved for forests.
The President had forwarded the ombudsman's report to Kejriwal, asking him for his comments. In response, he has sought an inquiry.
