Eye on polls, Delhi govt hikes MLALAD funds by Rs 5 cr, BJP calls it ‘deception’

MLALAD funds are issued each twelvemonth to MLAs for section improvement specified arsenic repairing roads, and streetlights, processing parks, and laying sewer lines successful colonies.

Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the metropolis saw unprecedented rainfall this twelvemonth that damaged roads, parks, and walkways, and caused sewers to overflow. “MLAs person regularly been bringing these issues to our attraction and the accrued MLA money volition alteration them to rapidly supply alleviation without waiting for agelong departmental sanctions,” helium said.

Hitting retired astatine the move, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and Leader of Opposition successful the Assembly Vijender Gupta called it thing but deception. They claimed this summation successful MLA funds is little apt to beryllium spent connected solving section problems and development, and is much apt to beryllium misused connected the ruling MLAs’ committee minting, arsenic good arsenic being misused by contractors and officials.