Kejriwal alleges massive corruption in EDMC, Mayor hits back

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has alleged “massive corruption” in the EDMC and sought to know where the funds released by his government were being spent.

East Delhi Mayor Neema Bhagat rejected the charge and accused him of “politicising” the issue instead of helping the cash-strapped civic body. Bhagat met the chief minister at the Delhi Secretariat and sought release of funds, which she claimed were “pending” to the municipal corporation.

During the meeting, Kejriwal said the Delhi government has, till now, “released all funds” to the corporations which were supposed to be provided under the existing Delhi State Finance Commission.

“After listening to the mayor’s demands, the chief minister said, he has seen the accounts of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and there is massive corruption in the civic body,” a senior government official said. “Kejriwal said the EDMC must do away with corruption to make it financially stable,” the official said.