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AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday questioned the origins of a recent CAG report, which revealed a significant revenue loss of Rs 2,026 crore due to irregularities in the Delhi government's excise policy.
Singh's concerns arise from the report's timing, as the Model Code of Conduct is currently in place in Delhi following the announcement of the poll schedule for the Delhi assembly polls. He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading fake news and violating election regulations. "BJP is violating election regulations and spreading fake news. When the CAG report has not been tabled in the Vidhan Sabha, then where did the CAG report come from? Serious cases should be registered against BJP members who are commenting on this," he demanded. Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech a day earlier in National Capital, Singh said, "BJP is a bulldozer party... BJP has run a campaign to vacate slums more than 50 times... They said that they would give permanent houses to everyone by 15 August 2022. Did that happen?..." A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Delhi government's excise policy revealed a revenue loss of Rs 2,026 crore to the state exchequer. The report's findings stated that there were deviations from the objective of the policy, a lack of transparency in pricing, and violations in issuing licenses that were not penalised. Of the losses worth Rs 2,026 crore to the state exchequer, the loss of Rs 890 crore resulted from the government's failure to re-tender the surrendered licenses before the policy period concluded, according to the report. Moreover, exemptions granted to the zonal licenses led to the loss of Rs 941 crore. "The Department was issuing licenses without checking various requirements relating to Excise Rules and Terms and Conditions for the issue of different types of licenses. It was observed that licenses were issued without ensuring solvency, submission of audited financial statements, submission of data regarding sales and wholesale price declared in other states and across the year, verification of criminal antecedents from the competent authority etc.," the executive summary of the CAG report read. (ANI)
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