Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai, who is facing corruption charges, has resigned, official sources said today. The transport ministry has been given to Health and PWD Minister Satyendra Jain, the sources told IANS. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sources did not say why Rai had quit but said he had stepped down "due to health reasons". Rai said on Monday that he was prepared to go to jail if charges of corruption in an app-based premium bus service scheme were proved. POLITICAL REACTIONCongress leader Ajay Maken took to micro-blogging site Twitter to say:

Source: India Today June 14, 2016 08:55 UTC