AAP government’s healthcare spending in Delhi exceeded tenders by ₹382 crore, claims Congress
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Ajay Maken accuses AAP government of corruption, overspending ₹382 crore in healthcare projects, ahead of Delhi Assembly polls.
Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) levelled corruption allegations against the the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, saying that the government is responsible for ₹382 crore being spent above the tender amounts for several projects in the healthcare sector.
During a press conference here, Mr. Maken said that the AAP used to make allegations against the Congress government based on CAG reports. Now, 14 CAG reports show serious corruption charges against the AAP government, he said.
Citing a CAG report, Mr. Maken claimed that he found that there was a scam amounting to ₹382 crore against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The 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, Mr. 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 ₹314 crore extra spent on Indira Gandhi over the tender amount. An amount of ₹41 crore extra was spent on Burari Hospital and ₹26 crore on the Maulana Azad Dental Hospital. A total of ₹382.52 crore was spent extra from the tendered amount. I am not saying this, the CAG report is saying this," Mr. Maken said.
"I am directly accusing Kejriwal and his government that this is the biggest reason for stopping the CAG report," he further stated.
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