The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday accused the BJP-ruled north corporation of planning to “sell” 10 hospitals and medical colleges to the Centre.
However, Delhi BJP rejected the charge saying that the proposal for standing committee was prepared by the executive wing of the corporation on the direction of Commissioner.
Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that north corporation political leadership has no intent to handover municipal health services to Delhi
Government. “The standing committee agenda has been prepared by the bureaucratic wing but BJP leadership will not allow any agenda in the standing committee meeting to table the proposal recommending transferring of health services to the Delhi Government,” he said.
Earlier, AAP Chief Spokesperson and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj while addressing the media said that on one hand the Delhi Government is preparing to set up seven new hospitals and 6,800 ICU beds, whereas the NMC is preparing to sell Delhi’s hospitals.
The BJP is preparing to sell all the MCD’s assets at throwaway prices before leaving the MCD, Bhardwaj alleged, adding that corporations have failed in all the revenue collection mechanisms be it toll, parking and property tax.