New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday of being ‘crime grasp Gogo’, a fictional character who dupes folks and accused the AAP authorities of discrepancies within the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) tendering course of for upgrading its sewage remedy vegetation.
Questioning the AAP authorities’s silence on the Delhi Jal Board rip-off, BJP chief Gaurav Bhatia stated, “There are many illegalities in the said scam, but the ‘crime-master’ Gogo (Arvind Kejriwal) will not speak a word on corruption-related matters.”Bhatia stated ten sewage remedy vegetation within the metropolis have been divided into two classes and solely upgradation was to be finished within the first class, whereas within the second class, the work was associated to growing the capability.
Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia stated, “If there is any politician in India who has mastered the art of corruption, lies, and deceit then it is Arvind Kejriwal…”He added that the estimated price of the mission was Rs 1,500 crore however the Delhi Jal Board awarded contracts value round Rs 1,938 crore final yr.
Alleging the AAP authorities’s corruption within the Delhi Jal Board rip-off, Bhatia stated, “A scam related to the Delhi Jal Board has surfaced. 10 STP (sewage treatment plants) divided into two categories. In the first category, only upgradation was to be done and in the second category, work was to be done to increase the capacity. Its estimated cost was Rs 1,500 crore but in 2022, the Delhi Jal Board awarded the contracts, the total value of which was around Rs 1,938 crore.”Meanwhile, Virendra Sachdeva, President of the Delhi BJP, despatched detailed notes to investigating businesses and the Lieutenant Governor, Vinai Kumar Saxena, requesting an investigation into the alleged discrepancies.
Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the AAP authorities has finished a Rs 3,753 crore value ‘rip-off’ in Delhi Jal Board.
“Evidence is a matter of investigation and some documents will somehow come into the investigation. We got to know through sources that they have continuously done scams of Rs 3,753 crore under various heads…In many places, accounting details are not there…During this time, the government was of the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal was the CM and other ministers were also there,” Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi stated whereas chatting with ANI.
Meanwhile, Delhi AAP Minister Atishi Marlena wrote to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, demanding suspension and disciplinary motion towards Finance Secretary Ashish C Verma for allegedly stopping funds from the Delhi Jal Board, citing that non-release of funds can result in a public well being disaster quickly.
“As far as DJB is concerned, non-release of funds can lead to a public health crisis; soon, there will be large parts of Delhi getting contaminated water, sewer lines will be overflowing, and water shortages will be seen. For a critical public utility like water, funds have to be released in a matter of hours, not even days, since it is the lifeline of the city,” Atishi stated. (ANI)