'Delhi Model exposed by CAG': 567 colonies rely on water tankers; Jal Board, power PSUs in loss - BJP slams Kejriwal

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday slammed the Delhi government of Arvind Kejriwal saying its claim of 'free water' to all was exposed by the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) and that many public sector units were in running in loss. Citing a report by CAG, BJP's Amit Malviya said that the AAP government did not implement most of the schemes he announced and promoted.

The BJP leader said the CAG report tabled in the Delhi Assembly on 5th July, after a delay of four years, "completely exposed Kejriwal's claims of 'free water'". "There is no water in most colonies! People depend on tankers and there is no quality control. Lack of sewerage facilities contaminates groundwater," he said in a series of tweets.

He shared some findings from the report which stated that Delhi Jal Board's capital assets and grants-in-aid were diverted for other purposes. It also said that 80 per cent unauthorised colonies were still without piped water supply and that 576 unauthorised colonies were dependent on water tankers.

"Rs 37 lakh out of Rs 2.16 crore budget of 'replacement of sewer lines at West Laxmi Market and Khureji Khas' project spent on advertisements for the foundation stone laying ceremony," the page shared by Malviya stated.

In another tweet, the BJP IT Cell head said the CAG report pertaining to the years 2017-18 to 2020-21 pointed to several irregularities of serious nature in the accounts and finance across various departments and ministries of the Delhi government. "Every PSU is in loss," he said.

As per the details shared by him, seven Delhi government companies have accumulated losses of Rs 31,724 crore, and losses in Delhi power companies stood at Rs 2,561 crore. The Delhi transport department incurred a loss of Rs 29,143 crore while the loss for Delhi Jal Board was rs 27,66o crore, according to the data shared by Malviya.

The BJP leader also said that Kejriwal, who keeps making grand announcements and spends copious amounts promoting them, actually doesn’t implement most. The CAG report, he said, pointed to unutilised funds for several critical projects in Delhi. Among the schemes in which funds were underutilised were CM Advocate Welfare Scheme, DNA Test Lab-Nirbhaya Fund, Swachh Bharat Mission, and Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor.