Delhi CM Rekha Gupta accuses AAP of financial irregularities in Jai Bhim Chief Minister Talent Development Scheme, says the party looted the future of Dalit children

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing them of having “looted the future of Dalit children” by citing irregularities in the ‘Jai Bhim Chief Minister Talent Development Scheme’ which was introduced during the AAP regime in Delhi.

In a detailed ‘X’ post, the Delhi CM stated that the Aam Aadmi Party have insulted the “ideals” of Dr BR Ambedkar and tainted the field of education with their “corrupt” policies.

“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”, Rekha Gupta wrote on ‘X’.

Alleging financial irregularities in the ‘Jai Bhim Chief Minister Talent Development Scheme’, the Delhi CM said that the budget of the scheme was only Rs 15 crore but the AAP government pushed forward files by creating “fake bills” of Rs 142 crore.

“In the year 2020-21, serious financial irregularities have come to light in the “Jai Bhim Chief Minister Talent Development Scheme” run by the ‘AAP’ government. The budget for this scheme was only ₹15 crore, but the ‘AAP’ government pushed forward files with fake bills amounting to over ₹142 crore”, the ‘X’ post said.

Rekha Gupta noted that AAP made claims 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.

“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”, she wrote on ‘X’.

CM Gupta informed that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) will investigate the matter and stated that the AAP, which “indulged” in corruption in the name of Dr BR Ambedkar, will have to “account” for every single penny.

“The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) will now investigate these financial irregularities. Very soon, the truth will be separated from the lies. The Aam Aadmi Party, which indulged in corruption in the name of Baba Saheb, will have to account for every single paisa”, the ‘X’ post said.

Rekha Gupta vowed that AAP’s “true” face will be exposed in front of the public, stating that their “politics” has always been about “pretence” against Dalits.

“The politics of ‘AAP’ has always been about pretense in the name of Dalits, but when it came to fulfilling responsibilities, they did not hesitate to rob the very rights of those they claimed to represent. Now their true face will be exposed before the public”, Rekha Gupta wrote on ‘X’.

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