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AAP’s Bharadwaj alleges ₹22,000 crore rice scam by Delhi govt
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Delhi of planning a ₹22,000 crore scam involving subsidised rice over three years. He claimed the Delhi government and an…
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AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Delhi of planning a ₹22,000 crore scam involving subsidised rice over three years. He claimed the Delhi government and an Assam-based corporation demanded 31,000 metric tons of rice per week from the Food Corporation of India for distribution to the poor, but the rice was instead sold to a private company in Haryana at a profit. The alleged scam amounts to ₹143 crore per week, he said, sharing a video of his assertions on social media. Hindustan Times reports that Bharadwaj specifically pointed to Delhi's food minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa's department.
The Indian Opinion
Another grand corruption charge, another day in Delhi politics. Both AAP and BJP have traded similar allegations for years, but concrete proof rarely follows. The question ordinary Delhiwala must ask: why was the FCI's formal response not made public? If the rice was indeed diverted, where is the invoice trail? Let the two sides stop the press conferences and show the papers. The real test is whether the Central vigilance department, which Bharadwaj claims spotted this, will now share its findings.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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