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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta slams AAP over CAG report findings
Delhi is a big city in India, and it has a leader called the Chief Minister.
The new leader, Rekha Gupta, said the old leaders did not do their jobs well.
A special team called the CAG checks how the government spends money.
That team found many problems, like money being wasted.
The new leader said the old boss made decisions without signing the usual papers.
She also said electricity companies owe a huge amount of money, now around Rs 38,000 crore.
She promised that regular people will not have to pay that money.
She said her government is like a doctor using medicine, or 'pesticides,' to remove the 'termites' that hurt the city.
She also said the government will start holding meetings on computers.
Her goal is to fix schools, roads, and other important things for the people of Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta slammed the former AAP government, citing two CAG reports on its finances and performance.
Gupta likened her administration's reforms to 'pesticides' meant to flush out 'termites' of misrule in governance and development.
She alleged regulatory assets of power discoms rose from Rs 9,000 crore in 2019 to Rs 38,000 crore currently.
Gupta claimed a 'scam' in power subsidy payments and a 'nexus' between the former government and power discoms.
She cited lapsed central grants, unimplemented schemes, tender irregularities and unpaid GST refunds under AAP rule.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who criticised former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the previous AAP government.
- What
- Gupta slammed the former AAP government during an Assembly debate, citing CAG reports alleging scams, financial irregularities and misrule.
- Where
- Delhi Assembly, New Delhi.
- When
- During the Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly; the report was published on August 11.
- Why
- To highlight CAG findings against the previous government and promote her administration's corrective reforms.
Key facts
- Chief Minister
- Rekha Gupta
- Target of criticism
- Former AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal
- Basis of allegations
- Two CAG reports on finances and performance of the former Delhi government
- Regulatory assets (2019)
- Rs 9,000 crore
- Regulatory assets (2021)
- Rs 27,000 crore
- Regulatory assets (current)
- Rs 38,000 crore (also cited as Rs 30,000 crore in one passage)
- CAG reports presented
- 19 reports over the past 19 months
- Alleged irregularities
- Lapsed central grants, unimplemented schemes, tender irregularities, unpaid GST refunds, power subsidy 'scam'
Quotes
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
Delhi Chief Minister
“A time may come when this burden could fall on Delhi, but our government is fighting against it in court. We will not let this burden impact the people adversely.”
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“We are now applying ‘pesticides’ to flush out the termites that have ravaged Delhi and exploited its residents.”
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