Delhi govt blames finance secy for RRTS fund delay; BJP calls SC intervention a blow

“The first tranche of funds (approximately Rs 80 crore) was released a few months ago. The file for the release of the remaining funds was approved by the Transport Minister and sent to the Finance Secretary over a month ago, yet the funds haven’t been released. As a result, the Delhi government had to face adverse comments in the SC today,” it said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party, meanwhile, cornered the government and said it had acted recklessly and had misplaced priorities.

Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, called the Supreme Court’s intervention a significant blow to the Delhi government.

“This also indicates what the priorities of the AAP government in Delhi are. This government is running only based on false propaganda,” he said.

Delhi BJP Secretary Bansuri Swaraj, meanwhile, said that it was unfortunate that the Supreme Court has intervened to get work done.

“Today the Supreme Court again had to reprimand the Kejriwal government. In the last three years, Rs 1,100 crore and this year Rs 550 crore have been budgeted by the Delhi government for advertisements… The Kejriwal government is a government with excuses, a government engaged in publicity and propaganda,” she said.