The Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday welcomed Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena recommendation to probe the alleged corruption in the procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the DTC.
Bidhuri said the BJP MLAs had met the Lieutenant Governor and the Central Vigilance Commission regarding this matter and now the recommendation to investigate this matter has brought to light another scam of the AAP Government.
Bidhuri said in this case a work was also awarded and there was a scam of crores not only in the purchase of 1,000 DTC buses but also in the name of their maintenance. On January 15, 2021, the Delhi Government had ordered for the purchase of 700 buses from JVM and 300 buses from Tata and their annual maintenance contract, but on March 12, 2021, after the complaint of Bidhuri and all other BJP MLAs, the Lieutenant Governor put both the orders on hold till the further notice,” Bidhuri added
“These buses were being bought for Rs 875 crore. Not only this, a contract was also signed for the annual maintenance of these buses, in which Rs 3500 crore was fixed at the rate of Rs 45 per kilometer. Surprisingly, there was a guarantee of three years but the payment of maintenance amount was fixed from day one.