AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal requested to pay Rs 163 crore ‘mis-spent’ on commercials ‘within 10 days’
January 12, 2023
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. (File)
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The Delhi authorities’s publicity wing, the Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP), has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his capacity as AAP National Convenor, to reimburse over Rs.163 crore spent by means of it on commercials which are in violation of Supreme Court Guidelines within 10 days.
These encompass commercials issued out of doors Delhi, those who mention the name of the AAP, publicizing the perspectives of the Chief Minister on incidents in other states and advertisements concentrated on the competition.
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The Committee had directed the Delhi Government to get the complete expenditure incurred on such categories of advertisements reimbursed to the nation exchequer from the Aam Aadmi Party.
A evaluate petition changed into filed with the aid of the AAP, but changed into dismissed soon after observed with the aid of a call for note from DIP. The AAP had approached the Delhi High Court in opposition to the attention but couldn't get a live at the demand order.
“The assessed amount of Rs. 97,14,69,137 become required to be reimbursed to the State exchequer.
After reassessment in monetary year 2022-2023, an updated quantity involves be Rs. 106,42,26,121,” R. Alice Vaz, secretary, Information & Publicity wrote in her verbal exchange to Kejriwal.
The quantity to be reimbursed to the State exchequer, she stated, protected over Rs. Ninety nine.31 crore and plus penal hobby of extra than Rs. 64.30 crore. The AAP, Vaz introduced, changed into required to pay upwards of Rs. 7.11 crore to different advertising corporations as nicely.
“Now, consequently, a final possibility is hereby given to reimburse the quantity…inside 10 days of issuing of this note, failing which in addition essential action as per regulation will be taken on this depend” she stated.
On December 21, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had directed the Chief Secretary to recover Rs. 97 crore from the ruling birthday celebration citing hints of the CCRGA which had ruled that government funds were misused for commercials.
According to officers in Raj Niwas, it became found that over Rs. Ninety seven crore changed into allegedly spent and payments worth Rs. 54 crore had been pending.
They delivered that in 2017, the DIP had directed the AAP convener (Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal) to pay Rs. Forty two crore to the kingdom exchequer right away, and at once pay the last quantity to the advertising and marketing companies worried within 30 days.
“Look at the use of unconstitutional control of officials in Delhi – BJP has got the Department of Information and Publicity secretary Alice Vaz (IAS) to ship a notice announcing that Arvind Kejriwal ji have to pay for the ads published outdoor Delhi in 2017.
“Ads by CMs of BJP led states across India are posted in Delhi newspapers, there are hoardings with their pictures in the complete of Delhi. Will the expenditure for these going to be recovered from BJP CMs? Is this the purpose BJP desires unconstitutional control over Delhi’s officials,” Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia tweeted.
Officers of Del govt are being misused by way of LG n BJP, not to do ANY public service paintings, however to hold targetting elected ministers and ruling AAP.
Thats why they desire to preserve their control over “services”.
January 12, 2023
“Officers of Delhi executive are being misused with the aid of LG n BJP, not to do ANY public service work, however to preserve targetting elected ministers and ruling AAP.
Thats why they want to retain their manage over “services”,” he delivered.
First posted on: 12-01-2023 at 10:31 IST
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