Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday, accused the AAP in Delhi of committing a scam of Rs 380 crores in Healthcare sector. Addressing a press conference in Congress Headquarter in Delhi, Ajay Maken, alleged that the AAP has not tabled the CAG report in the house for it reveals major lapses and scams on the part of the Delhi government.
He said, “The Delhi CM made his party on the basis that he will fight corruption… At that time, he made corruption allegations against Congress based on CAG reports… Today, there are 14 CAG reports that make serious corruption allegations against Arvind Kejriwal… One such CAG report related to health which is a Rs. 382 crore scam done by Arvind Kejriwal.”
Flagging Irregularities..
Citing one of the CAG reports, Maken said that the AAP government in Delhi built only three hospitals in the last 10 years in Delhi. He alleged that it was under the Congress government that the construction of all three hospitals was started. Further, he pointed out, that they spent Rs 382 crore from the initial tendered amount on building it.
Ajay Maken then pointed out the delays and irregularities in the hospital construction. He mentioned that Indira Gandhi Hospital faced a 5-year delay, Burari Hospital saw a 6-year delay, and Maulana Azad Dental Hospital experienced a 3-year delay.
Continuing further he said, “In Indira Gandhi Hospital, Rs. 314 crores more were spent than the tender. Rs 41 crores additional were spent on Burari Hospital and Rs 26 crores were spent on Maulana Azad Dental Hospital than the tender… The CAG reports ways that a sum of Rs 382.52 crores more than the tender was spent on three hospitals. This is the reason that Arvind Kejriwal did not let the CAG report be presented in the Vidhan Sabha. I am making a direct allegation that this is the reason that the CAG report was stopped…”
#WATCH | #DelhiElections2025 | Congress leader Ajay Maken says, "The CAG report says that 3 hospitals have been prepared in the last 10 years. All three of them were started in Congress time. The delay in Indira Gandhi Hospital was 5 years, Burari Hospital was delayed by 6 years… https://t.co/VsOXzQsg8A pic.twitter.com/QBnMO8Skk9
— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2025
Central Funds Unspent..
He also said that, according to the CAG report, the Delhi government acquired 15 plots between 2007 and 2015 with plans to build hospitals, but they never started any work on them. Furthermore, he said that during the COVID pandemic, the central government’s funds weren’t utilised. Out of the Rs 635.62 crores given by the central government, 56.74 percent i.e., Rs 360.64 crores, were unspent.
#WATCH | #DelhiElections2025 | Congress leader Ajay Maken says, "… From 2016-17 to 2021-22, Rs 2623 crore sanctioned for infrastructure budget lapsed because the money was not spent. This was also the Covid period. This is criminal negligence that Rs 2623 crore lapsed. This is… pic.twitter.com/9QI3kM1MBL
— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2025
Shortage of Staff..
Ajay Maken further said, “In Rajiv Gandhi and Janakpuri Super Speciality hospitals, doctor shortage is 50-74%… The nursing staff is short by 73-96%. Paramedic staff is short by 17-62%… This is what the CAG report says… In the Janakpuri Super Speciality hospital, bed occupancy rate is 20-40% because of shortage of staff..”
#WATCH | #DelhiElections2025 | Congress leader Ajay Maken says, "In Rajiv Gandhi and Janakpuri Super Speciality hospitals, doctor shortage is 50-74%… The nursing staff is short by 73-96%. Paramedic staff is short by 17-62%… This is what the CAG report says… In the Janakpuri… pic.twitter.com/WfvUV6t7HE
— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2025
Meanwhile, as per reports, Congress leader Devendra Yadav has demanded that the CAG report exposing AAP government in Delhi be investigated. He demanded that the LG should intervene and order an investigation into it. This comes ahead of the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for February 5.
Disclaimer- The CAG reports haven’t been released to the public yet, so The Jaipur Dialogues couldn’t verify the claims independently.