CAG audit into ‘abnormalities’ in ‘restoration’ of Delhi CM house: Raj Niwas authorities

Synopsis The letter was gotten from the LG workplace and it explained “gross and prima facie monetary abnormalities” in the “restoration” of the chief minister’s main home, they claimed.IANSHINDIThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will perform an unique audit into declared “abnormalities and infractions” in the “restoration” of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house, Raj Niwas authorities stated on Tuesday. The Union house ministry has actually advised the unique CAG audit bearing in mind of a May 24 letter by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena which explained the “restoration” “gross and prima facie monetary abnormalities” in the “restoration” of the chief minister’s main house, they declared. No instant response was readily available from the CM’s workplace or the judgment Aam Aadmi Party, which has actually locked horns with the BJP over the concern because it initially emerged in April. While the AAP declared it was a shabby structure integrated in 1942 and required repair work, the BJP has actually declared abnormalities and pushed for a probe. In his May 24 letter to the MHA, Saxena stated the “supposed abnormalities” were highlighted by the media after which Delhi’s chief secretary sent an accurate report on April 27 and after that once again on May 12. The reports detailed “discrepancies, offenses from guidelines, policies and standards” by the Public Works Department and the Delhi federal government “in the name of restoration of the Chief Minister’s home”, he stated. According to the reports of the chief secretary, a full-fledged construction/re-construction of a brand-new structure was effected by the PWD in the name of remodelling, the LG’s letter stated. The report likewise flagged that the ownership of the residential or commercial property was not established by the Public Works Department prior to beginning the building, it stated. The manda
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