Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has ordered the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to probe alleged irregularities amounting to Rs 145 crore in the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana run by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged the issue while accusing AAP government of having indulged in 'corruption'.
Delhi state Home Minister Ashish Sood alleged that while the AAP government used Dr B R Ambedkar’s image for political gain, it disrespected his ideals by corrupting a scheme launched in his name.
Addressing a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat, Sood said the LG’s order came on the recommendation of chief minister Rekha Gupta to initiate an investigation into the alleged scam. CM Gupta said the budget for the scheme was only Rs 15 crore, but the AAP government pushed forward files with “fake bills” worth Rs 142 crore.
“In the year 2021-22, serious financial irregularities have come to light in the ‘Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana ’ run by the AAP government. The budget for this scheme was only Rs 15 crore, but the AAP government pushed forward files with fake bills amounting to over Rs 145 crore.
The Aam Aadmi Party has looted the future of Dalit children by seizing power in the name of Dalits. They have insulted Babasaheb’s ideals and tainted the sacred field of education with their corrupt policies. Claims were made in the name of Dalit children who were supposed to receive coaching, without documents, applications without signatures, and the claims of many institutions were found to be 100% fake. The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) will now investigate these financial irregularities. Very soon, the truth will be separated from the lies,” CM Gupta said in a post on X.
Delhi Minister Ashish Sood alleged that while the AAP government used Dr B R Ambedkar’s image for political gain, it disrespected his ideals by corrupting a scheme launched in his name.The BJP-led Delhi government on Wednesday accused the previous AAP-led regime of a Rs 145 crore scam during the Covid period under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana.
Delhi Minister Ashish Sood said that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had recommended an investigation into the matter, following which Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena directed the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to initiate a probe.Sood alleged that while the AAP government used Dr B R Ambedkar’s image for political gain, it disrespected his ideals by corrupting a scheme launched in his name. The scheme was aimed at providing free coaching to SC/ST/OBC/EWS/Minority students for competitive exams such as UPSC, SSC, DSSSB, NEET, and CLAT, but it was “severely misused,” he said.
Through a social media post, CM Rekha Gupta said the AAP government “looted the future of Dalit children” and misused Ambedkar’s name. She said the scheme was marred by fake applications—many without documentation or signatures—and added that some coaching institutes submitted 100% fraudulent claims.
She assured that the ACB would investigate the financial irregularities thoroughly and the guilty would be brought to justice. “The people who committed corruption in Babasaheb’s name will be made accountable for every single rupee,” Gupta said, accusing AAP of using Dalits for political optics rather than real empowerment.
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