The power subsidies to people in Delhi became a latest flashpoint between ruling AAP and the BJP in the national capital as the latter demanded an audit of power subsidy to DISCOMs by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).  Slamming the Arvind Kejriwal Government, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alongwith the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly,  Ramvir Singh Bidhuri questioned why a special audit of power subsidy to Discoms by the CAG empanelled auditors.  The BJP leaders said it is a big hoax and the people of Delhi and the BJP will not accept it.

“We do not accept the audit of power subsidy by CAG empanelled audit. The Government and discoms can easily influence such an audit.  How it is possible that a private auditor would prepare a fair audit report of the subsidy scam in which Delhi Government, and private companies are involved,” Sachdeva alleged.  “Has any private auditor ever given a report against their client in an audit report, Sachdeva asked. 

“Kejriwal government has been giving power subsidy to power discoms for last eight years without any audit mechanism. The truth is that the Delhi Government and private companies are equal partners in power discoms and since the revelations of the appointment of AAP leaders in power discom boards the question has been arising whether a part of the subsidy given to power discoms is going back to AAP or some of its leaders. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Kejriwal government had to make this audit recommendation after the Lieutenant Governor started an inquiry,’ Sachdeva said.