New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government committed a corruption of Rs 382 crore in the healthcare sector.
During a press conference here, Maken said that they used to make allegations against the Congress government based on CAG reports. At present, 14 CAG reports are showing serious corruption charges against the AAP government.
“Kejriwal came to power in the name of eradicating corruption but never allowed the 14 CAG reports of his and his government’s corruption to be made public on the floor of the Vidhan Sabha. Today, we are exposing one of the 14 reports of his corruption in the health sector in front of the people of Delhi,” he claimed.
Citing a CAG report, Maken claimed that he found that there was a scam of Rs 382 crore against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. AAP claimed that they would complete their work on time and also save money. But the CAG report states that only three new hospitals were built in the past 10 years, Maken said.
All three hospitals started during the time of the Congress government. The delay of Indira Gandhi Hospital was five years, Burari Hospital was delayed by six years and Maulana Azad Dental Hospital was delayed by three years.
“Apart from this, there was a total of Rs 314 crore extra spent on Indira Gandhi Hospital over the tender amount. An amount of Rs 41 crore extra was spent on Burari Hospital and Rs 26 crore on the Maulana Azad Dental Hospital. A total of Rs 382.52 crore was spent extra from the tendered amount. I am not saying this, the CAG report is saying this,” Maken said. “I am directly accusing Kejriwal and his government that this is the biggest reason for stopping the CAG report,” he further stated.
According to the CAG, a total of 15 plots were acquired by the Delhi government between 2007 and 2015 and the work has not started at any of those places. From 2016-17 to 2021-22, Rs 2,623 crore lapsed out of the money sanctioned for infrastructure projects, Maken added. This comes ahead of Delhi Assembly polls on February 5 and the results will be declared on February 8.
