In a blistering critique, AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj has exposed what he calls the BJP government’s shocking mismanagement of Delhi’s finances. Barely a year in power, the Rekha Gupta regime is set to borrow Rs 1,000 crore from open markets – a historic low for the capital.
Recalling the fanfare around the Rs 1 lakh crore budget last year, Bharadwaj dismissed it as ’empty promises.’ Hoardings celebrated the figure, but sources of revenue remained a mystery. Today, the government seeks RBI nod for emergency funds, he revealed.
Contrast this with AAP’s era under Kejriwal, where surplus budgets were the norm, eliminating any need for such desperate measures. ‘BJP ruined everything in 12 months,’ Bharadwaj charged.
On infrastructure, he accused the rulers of zero innovation. AAP’s Mohalla Clinics, once 540 strong, now barely 100 function after mass closures. Painted-over dispensaries masquerade as new ‘Arogya Mandirs.’ Buses from previous schemes are re-christened ‘Devi Bus.’ Schools retain AAP foundations but sport new ‘CM Shri School’ signs, fabricating claims of 73 fresh builds sans groundwork.
No tenders, no construction – pure renaming tactics, Bharadwaj asserted. He urged the government to disclose budget expenditures and justify the borrowing binge.
This unfolding fiscal drama underscores deeper governance failures, with AAP positioning itself as the watchdog for Delhi’s economic health.