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Final Up to date: November 18, 2023, 23:20 IST
Lekhi mentioned the AAP and Kejriwal used to allege {that a} water tanker mafia existed in the course of the Sheila Dikshit authorities however it exists even now. (PTI)Lekhi mentioned the AAP and Kejriwal used to allege {that a} water tanker mafia existed in the course of the Sheila Dikshit authorities however it exists even now.
In a joint press convention with the BJP’s Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva, Lekhi alleged that issuing of tenders was prevented for 12,000 work orders value Rs 600 crore by protecting the worth of every under Rs 5 lakh.
Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday alleged a “rip-off” of Rs 3,237 crore within the Delhi Jal Board below the AAP authorities, citing varied accounting-related irregularities since 2017.
The AAP, nonetheless, fired again on the expenses, saying, true to its nature, the BJP has once more provide you with a brand new approach to “interrupt” the progress of Delhiites.
“It doesn’t go nicely with a Union minister making such fabricated insinuations towards an ‘sincere’ authorities devoted in the direction of its individuals,” the AAP mentioned in a press release.
In a joint press convention with the BJP’s Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva, Lekhi alleged that issuing of tenders was prevented for 12,000 work orders value Rs 600 crore by protecting the worth of every under Rs 5 lakh.
Sachdeva mentioned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ought to refer the “rip-off” to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for a probe.
If he fails to take action, the BJP will urge the Lt Governor to do it, Sachdeva added.
Lekhi mentioned the AAP and Kejriwal used to allege {that a} “water tanker mafia” existed in the course of the Sheila Dikshit authorities however it exists even now.
“The accounts haven’t been maintained since 2017 and they’re making an attempt to cover the main points. Whereas Rs 1,601 crore is lacking from the books, there’s a mismatch of Rs 1,167 crore between the DJB’s (Delhi Jal Board) monetary assertion and the conciliation assertion of banks. There’s additionally no hint of a Rs 135-crore time period deposit,” she alleged.
Lekhi additional alleged that there was “a rip-off of Rs 3,237 crore below varied heads” within the type of monetary accounting irregularities, changes and re-adjustments, lacking mounted deposits and others.
The AAP alleged that it’s “shameful” that the BJP has ensured, with the GNCTD Modification Act, that officers don’t work for the individuals of Delhi in the course of the previous six months.
“The finance division has been delaying the funds to the Delhi Jal Board, which is hindering the event of Delhi. That is being carried out by the identical officers who, on the instruction of the BJP, stopped funds to Mohalla Clinics earlier than the MCD (Municipal Company of Delhi) elections,” it charged.
The Delhi authorities stays affirmed in the direction of the progress and prosperity of the town and its individuals and the DJB has been working to supply water and sewer services, the AAP mentioned.
“Now, to cease the work, the BJP is making false allegations. They may now threaten officers with CBI inquiries,” it alleged additional.
That is solely to cease the great works being carried out by the Kejriwal authorities. Nonetheless onerous the BJP tries, the Arvind Kejriwal authorities will maintain working for the individuals of Delhi, it asserted.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
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