‘I exposed the irregularities, I am the one being implicated’ Big allegation of former IAS Subodh Aggarwal

JJM Scam: Former Additional Chief Secretary (PHED) Subodh Agarwal, arrested in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) tender case of Rajasthan, has now made a big and direct allegation regarding the action taken against him. He filed the ACB FIR “arbitrary”, “malicious” And calling it “selective”, it has been claimed that they are being implicated in a planned manner. Aggarwal has also alleged that the role of current Chief Secretary of Rajasthan Sudhansh Pant in this entire matter is suspicious and he is being targeted at his behest. He says that instead of conducting a fair and comprehensive investigation into the entire incident, the investigating agencies have only targeted his tenure.

‘Approvals were already done before me, I was targeted’

Aggarwal said that most of the tenders over which controversy has been raised were already approved before his tenure. According to him, out of 104 work orders issued between 2021 and 2023, 67 small tenders were passed at the senior engineer level, while big tenders were also approved during the time of earlier officials. Despite this, the focus of the investigation has been kept only on the four tenders approved in 2023 and their tenure, which “Selective Testing” It reflects. He says that if the entire file is opened, responsibility will be fixed at many levels, but at present he is being cornered alone.

JJM Scam: ‘I stopped the irregularities, conducted investigation and canceled the contracts’

In his defence, Aggarwal claimed that he did not encourage irregularities during his tenure (April 18, 2022 to January 12, 2024), but took strict steps to stop them. In the Finance Committee meeting on March 21, 2023, he refused to approve the bids due to high rates and sent them for reconsideration. After this, instructions were given to re-examine the capabilities of the companies. On June 7, 2023, after receiving a complaint about fake experience certificates related to IRCON International Limited, an investigation committee was formed and payments and work orders were put on hold. Later, the process of canceling 104 contracts and blacklisting the firms was also started.

JJM Scam: ‘Investigating agencies are hiding the truth’

Raising questions on the scrutiny process, Aggarwal said that the investigation of technical eligibility is the responsibility of the Bid Evaluation Committee, while the Finance Committee relies on the technical report. Despite this, it is against the rules to hold him personally responsible. He also alleged that filing FIR again in the same case is a violation of the principles of the Supreme Court. According to him, fake certificates were being used since 2021, but the investigating agencies ignored this aspect.

Impact on family amid arrest, demand for fair investigation

JJM Scam: The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him from Delhi after a multi-state operation and called it a big success, but Aggarwal himself “Scapegoat” Are telling. He has demanded that there should be a fair and comprehensive investigation of the entire matter, so that the real responsible can be identified. This controversy has also affected his personal life. During his arrest, his mother-in-law passed away, which the family has said was related to shock. Now this matter is not just a tender dispute, but is becoming a big question on administrative accountability and impartial investigation.