The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Delhi, under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, will present 14 reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the Delhi Assembly today.
Delhi BJP accused the AAP government of corruption following the release of the CAG report. BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva claimed the report exposed AAP’s misdeeds, aligning with their promise to hold corrupt officials accountable.
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa criticized Arvind Kejriwal for hiding the report for three years, stating it would reveal various scams. Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh added that the AAP government’s actions have been disastrous, with multiple ministers jailed, and the CAG report would expose everything.
The reports are expected to be tabled after the Lieutenant Governor’s address in the Assembly.
Later in the day, the Assembly will open the floor for the motion of thanks on the LG’s address. On February 26, the discussion on the motion of thanks will begin at 11:00 AM, followed by the election of the Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly.
Sources familiar with the development say the reports include critical audits and assessments of various government programmes and initiatives.
According to sources, these reports are: 1) State Finances Audit Report for the year ended March 2021, 2) Revenue, Economic, Social and General Sectors and PSUs for the years ended 31 March 2020 and 2021, 3) Performance Audit of Prevention and Mitigation of Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi for the year ended 31 March 2021, 4) Performance Audit of Children in Need of Care and Protection for the year ended 31 March 2021, 5) State Finances Audit Report for the year ended March 2022.. 6) Performance Audit on Liquor Supply in Delhi, 7) State Finances Audit Report for the year ended March 2023, 8) Performance Audit on Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services, 9) Performance Audit Report of Comptroller & Auditor General of India on “Functioning of Delhi Transport Corporation, and 10) Performance Audit Report of Comptroller & Auditor General of India for the year 31 March 2022.
Out of 14 of these, four reports are Finance accounts and appropriation Accounts prepared by the Controller of Accounts of the Delhi government from 2021-22 and 2022-23, sources said.
(ANI)
