Delhi Elections: CAG Experiences Will Mark Kejriwal’s Doom, Says BJP’s Vijender Gupta – News18

Final Up to date:January 15, 2025, 17:19 IST

The 2-time Rohini MLA additionally stated that the AAP is suppressing the CAG reviews as they’re conscious that it incorporates blunders, corruption, leakages and misuse of public funds

The unreleased reviews from the Comptroller and Auditor Basic of India (CAG) would be the ‘kaal’ (doom) for Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, identical to it shook the Congress-led UPA-II and introduced down the two-term authorities of the late Dr Manmohan Singh, stated Vijender Gupta, Bharatiya Janata Get together’s (BJP) chief of opposition within the Delhi meeting.

Talking to News18, the two-time Rohini MLA additionally stated that the AAP is suppressing the CAG reviews as they’re conscious that it incorporates blunders, corruption, leakages and misuse of public funds.

“The leaked report has hints of all these items. Prior to now 5 years, not a single CAG report has been tabled within the meeting. These reviews comprise actuality on air pollution, well being and schooling. These reviews are the audit of public cash that reveals blunders. They’re holding up these reviews as they know in any other case their actuality could be made public by way of these reviews. That is full lawlessness,” Gupta stated forward of submitting his nominations on Wednesday.

He went on to say that the reviews from CAG authenticate the corruption of Kejriwal and his occasion beneath their rule.

“The CAG reviews introduced down the federal government of the late Manmohan Singh. All these scams, together with 2G, got here out in public because of the reviews from CAG. These reviews (on Delhi) would be the ‘kaal’ of Kejriwal too,” he stated in Hindi.

THE CAG REPORTS

The CAG is the supreme audit establishment of India. The physique is empowered to audit all receipts and expenditure of the Union and State Governments and varied our bodies beneath them. The audit reviews from CAG come into the general public area after they’re tabled within the Parliament or the involved state legislature.

Nevertheless, the CAG reviews on the Delhi authorities have been leaked earlier than it was tabled. The leaked reviews present some irregularities.

The BJP MLAs, together with Gupta, have been demanding the tabling of those reviews for a very long time now and finally moved court docket for a similar. On Monday, the Delhi Excessive Court docket questioned the Delhi authorities over the delay within the tabling of those reviews saying it “raises doubts about your bona fides”. The subsequent listening to on this case is on January 16.

Gupta went on to say that they did every little thing of their fingers to desk these reviews within the meeting however the AAP blocked them all over the place. “We have been marshalled out of the meeting for demanding the tabling of those reviews. They don’t wish to carry these reviews to the meeting as a result of they’re hiding the reality. Now our solely hope is court docket. We’re hopeful that the court docket will give instructions to desk these reviews,” he stated.

The outgoing LoP defined {that a} session needs to be known as earlier than the elections are held. “The home remains to be stay and may be known as even now. The home needs to be known as and these reviews needs to be tabled and made public. This has nothing to do with elections,” he stated.

One other case was filed within the Delhi Excessive Court docket saying that at the very least 14 CAG reviews are pending and needs to be tabled earlier than elections are held on February 5. On Tuesday, the Delhi Excessive Court docket requested the CAG to clarify why the reviews couldn’t be made public. The subsequent listening to can be held on January 24.

WHAT SANJAY SINGH HAD SAID

Earlier this month, when elements of the CAG reviews have been leaked, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh stated the BJP was utilizing cast paperwork to push its narrative.

“The CAG report is available in a sealed cowl and has not but been tabled. In the meantime, the BJP is utilizing cast paperwork to push its narrative,” he had stated, elevating counter questions for the BJP governments in a number of states not publishing these reviews.

POLL PROSPECTS

Gupta, who filed his nomination from the Rohini meeting seat aiming for a 3rd time period, went on to say that they are going to type the federal government with a whole majority.

“Individuals had sufficient of them (AAP). They’re uncovered now. The narrative they gave on honesty had been damaged. This was their USP (distinctive promoting proposition) however now persons are not trusting them. We’re forming the federal government with a whole majority,” he added.

Gupta went on to say that previously 10 years, the AAP destroyed town. He alleged that beneath the guise of growth initiatives, the AAP authorities dedicated corruption price crores, impacting the lives of Delhi’s two crore residents.

He urged individuals to uproot the corrupt AAP authorities and make sure the formation of a “double-engine authorities” of the BJP in Delhi. He appealed to the general public to contribute to taking the nation’s capital to new heights of progress by voting for the BJP.

Gupta managed to get elected to the Delhi Meeting even when the AAP swept the elections in 2015, successful 67 of the 70 seats. Solely two BJP MLAs in Delhi managed to face in opposition to the sturdy potential Kejriwal wave in 2015 and 2020. Aside from Gupta, who was elected from Rohini in 2015 and 2020, it was Om Prakash Sharma, the MLA from Vishwas Nagar, who acquired elected previously two meeting polls.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5 whereas the counting of votes can be held on February 8.