In 2016, Saxena pressurised his employees to exchange demonetised notes worth Rs 1,400 crore: AAP

New Delhi, August 29

AAP MLA Duregesh Pathak on Monday alleged in the Delhi Assembly that LG V K Saxena had pressurised his employees to exchange demonetised notes worth Rs 1,400 crore in 2016 when he was KVIC chairman.

No reaction was immediately available from the LG office over the allegations.

It could further spur the relations between the ruling party and LG who last month recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in excise policy of the Kejriwal government.

“When he was KVIC chairman, demonetisation happened and a cashier working there has given in writing that he was forced to carry out exchange of notes. It is unfortunate that he was suspended. Those who levelled all dismissed. But we want a probe in this. There is a news report also and there are statements by the affected employees,” Pathak said.

Raising slogans against the LG and carrying placards, AAP MLAs came into the Well of the House prompting Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla to suspend Assembly proceedings for 15 minutes.

They were demanding Saxena’s removal from the post of Delhi Lt Governor.

“When he was KVIC chairman he got exchanged demonetised notes by pressuring his cashier. In Delhi branch alone, Rs 22 lakh were gotten exchanged. There are 7,000 such branches across the country which means there was a scam of Rs 1,400 crore,” said the ruling party.

AAP MLAs demanded a CBI and ED probe in the matter and demanded his resignation and arrest.

Carrying placards of ‘LG V K Saxena Chor hai’, ‘V K Saxena ko arrest karo’, they also protested at the Gandhi statue in the Assembly complex.