Shunglu Committee was a committee of three experts instituted to examine the irregularities and cases of

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in the appointments across various

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state government departments under the

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led

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...

government in Delhi.

Background

The

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on 4 August 2016 ruled that the

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is the administrative head of Delhi and stated that decisions taken by the Delhi government without consulting the Lt Governor as illegal. Subsequently, on 30 August 2016 the Lt. Governor

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set up an expert committee to examine the 400-odd files for 'infirmities and irregularities' pertaining to decisions taken by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government without his approval.

Members

The committee consists of former

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V. K. Shunglu, former Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami and former

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Pradeep Kumar.

Report

The committee submitted its report on 27 November 2016. The appointment of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s daughter Soumya Jain to the health department was mentioned in the report as a case of nepotism.

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as the transport minister of Delhi had launched a premium bus service which the committee described as faulty. It also questioned assignment of government quarters to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal and MLA

Akhilesh Pati Tripathi Akhilesh Pati Tripathi (born 20 January 1984) was an Indian politician and member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi (M.L.A.). He was a member of Aam Aadmi Party and represented Model Town Assembly constituency, Model Town (Assembly con ...

. The appointment of Nikunj Agarwal, a relative of Kejriwal's wife, as

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(OSD) to the health minister was deemed a "case of violation of recruitment procedure and lack of authority" by the committee. AAP had also wrongly allotted the government-owned 206, Rouse Avenue bungalow for the party's use and was fined 27 lakh rupees for "unauthorized occupation".

References

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