Overview

• Mahesh Joshi, former Rajasthan PHED minister and Congress leader, was arrested by the ED after a five-hour interrogation in Jaipur.
• The investigation pertains to alleged misuse of ₹2,000 crore in Jal Jeevan Mission funds during the 2018–2023 Congress regime in Rajasthan.
• The ED has conducted multiple searches, including Joshi's premises, and previously detained four individuals, later released on Supreme Court bail.
• The scheme's implementation allegedly involved forged tender processes and collusion between officials, contractors, and Joshi.
• BJP leaders claim the scale of the scam could exceed ₹20,000 crore, with more arrests anticipated as the probe deepens.