It was a rocky end to the ultimate day of the Delhi Meeting session on Monday, which noticed heated exchanges between the ruling BJP and opposition AAP throughout a dialogue on the Comptroller and Auditor Basic’s (CAG) report on well being companies.
Calling the report an “expose”, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta alleged that the earlier AAP authorities dedicated corruption on the pretext of medicines, exams and therapy and referred to as it “ghotalon ki sarkar — Kejriwal (authorities of scams — Kejriwal).”
Delhi Legislative Meeting Speaker Vijender Gupta dominated that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Home shall prioritise the examination of the CAG report and submit its findings inside three months. The Meeting Secretariat shall instantly ahead the report back to the Well being Division, which should then submit its action-taken word inside one month.
The Meeting session, the primary because the BJP got here to energy within the Capital, has been marked by sloganeering, protests and 21 of AAP’s 22 MLAs being suspended for 3 days. Monday was the primary time they returned to the Home. Three AAP MLAs — Jarnail Singh, Kuldeep Kumar and Anil Jha — have been later marshalled out for disrupting Home proceedings, following which the remaining walked out.
Talking concerning the CAG report, CM Gupta stated, “The problem shouldn’t be whether or not the Price range given by the well being division to the hospitals was used or not, the problem shouldn’t be what number of beds have been wanted and what number of have been accessible, the problem shouldn’t be even that the folks didn’t get the medicines that they need to have gotten. The problem is that the AAP is answerable for the thousands and thousands of individuals in Delhi who suffered whereas attempting to get admission at these hospitals.”
Intensifying her assault, Gupta stated Delhi’s hospitals and the well being division are sick and wish therapy first due to the earlier AAP authorities.
“The medical doctors are helpless, the hospital is helpless. Within the final 12 years, the AAP-da authorities solely dedicated corruption within the title of well being… The situation of mohalla clinics is such that from medicines to sufferers and medical doctors, all the things was pretend. The one appropriate factor was the fee,” the CM alleged.
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“Crores was spent on mohalla clinics, however there isn’t any accountability for these funds.”
The CM additionally pointed to the shortage of manpower in hospitals, saying that 2,186 nursing positions, 234 medical officers’ posts, and a couple of,797 posts of para-medical employees stay unfilled. “These folks (AAP) even dedicated corruption in procuring medical gadgets — PPE kits, masks — that are gathering mud within the hospital storage and warehouses,” she alleged.
The CM continued her assault. “Ever since their (AAP’s) scams are popping out, these folks have misplaced their senses; that’s the reason they’re arising with completely different points to divert consideration from the CAG stories… Now we have solely tabled two stories; 12 extra are remaining… They walked out as a result of they know they should reply robust questions and they’re scared to do it… they are going to be held accountable…”
Gupta additionally took a dig at Chief of Opposition Atishi and stated, “(AAP chief Arvind) Kejriwal has hidden himself and trapped you right here (Atishi). I’m frightened for you as a result of if he can name Swati Maliwal to his home and misbehave along with her, Atishi, you aren’t distant from that day when such an unlucky incident can occur to you too. I’m frightened about you, it is best to take care.”
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She was referring to Maliwal, AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP, allegedly being assaulted by Kejriwal’s private secretary, Bibhav Kumar, at his official residence final yr.
AAP hit again, questioning the BJP about when they are going to give Rs 2,500 to the ladies of Delhi. It additionally raised the matter of not permitting suspended AAP MLAs contained in the premises.
“The Meeting rule guide doesn’t prohibit suspended members from coming into Meeting premises, Gandhi statue space, or LoP’s workplace. There is no such thing as a rule barring our entry into Meeting premises, nor has any official order been handed,” stated Atishi.
Delhi AAP convenor and senior AAP MLA Gopal Rai stated, “Similar to in Parliament, the BJP now desires to run the Delhi Meeting by way of dictatorship as a substitute of following the Structure and guidelines.”
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Responding to questions on the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, Gupta stated the “AAP left the Delhi authorities’s accounts empty… We will certainly fulfill our promise, however they don’t should ask this query.”
The BJP authorities is prone to launch the scheme for girls on Worldwide Girls’s Day on March 8, sources had stated.
