Hitting out at BJP-ruled MCD, the Aam Aadmi Party of Wednesday claimed that, MCD’s Mayors have spent Rs 270 crores on personal luxuries in five years. Meanwhile refuting the claims made by AAP, BJP said, “We challenge Durgesh Pathak to prove if any single Mayor or Councilor of BJP has misused civic fund or apologise to BJP or else be prepared to face legal action.”
The AAP MLA and MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak claimed that, “MCD has no funds to pay salaries to employees but Mayors didn’t hesitate once in splurging Rs 270 crores on themselves. Even despite these senseless spendings the MCD employees could have very well been paid their salaries. Certain that Delhiites will take revenge by making BJP leaders forfeit their deposits in MCD polls.”
“This is a textbook example of moral bankruptcy and corruption in the system run by BJP and its mayors, AAP alleged.
City BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that Pathak has done false propaganda that during last five years Rs. 270 crores have been spent on three Mayors of dissolved three MCDs.
“First of all this figure of 270 crores has not been officially issued, even if we believe it to be correct then on a average it comes to Rs. 1.5 crores per month on each of three Mayors. This includes salary of Mayor’s office Staff, expenses on salary, computers, furnitures and petrol for the car,” said Kapoor.