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Congress person Ajay Maken. (Image: Amit Mehra)
Congress treasurer Ajay Maken accused the Delhi authorities of suppressing a CAG study connected the presumption of healthcare facilities successful the city, which, helium said, alleged determination had been a scam of Rs 382.52 successful the important sector.
Addressing a property conference, Maken claimed to person entree to the CAG reports that are yet to beryllium tabled successful the Delhi Assembly. “According to 1 CAG report, determination has been a scam of Rs 382.52 crore successful the wellness sector. While (AAP chief) Arvind Kejriwal gives statements that his authorities completed enactment up of deadlines, and saved money, the Delhi authorities has built lone 3 hospitals successful 10 years, enactment connected which was started during Congress rule. The full outgo overrun was Rs 382.52 crore,” Maken claimed.
He claimed that CAG inspections were held successful 4 hospitals —Lok Nayak Hospital, Chacha Nehru Children’s Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality and Janakpuri Speciality Hospital.
Criticising the AAP authorities for not tabling the CAG reports for treatment successful the Delhi Assembly, Maken said, “Kejriwal came to powerfulness against corruption and successful the sanction of eradicating corruption but ne'er allowed the 14 CAG reports detailing his and his government’s corruption to beryllium made nationalist connected the level of the Vidhan Sabha.”
Maken besides said the CAG study speaks astir the hold of 5 years successful the operation of the Indira Gandhi Hospital and an other outgo of Rs 314.9 crore spent successful gathering it.
The AAP, meanwhile, said the Congress was echoing the BJP’s allegations. “The Congress appears to relation arsenic the BJP’s auxiliary, simply echoing allegations crafted successful BJP office against AAP. Congress turns a unsighted oculus to authoritative CAG reports exposing rampant corruption successful BJP-ruled states. The Congress and BJP should officially state they are contesting elections against AAP successful an alliance,” the enactment said successful a statement.
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