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"It is clear that there is something fishy'', says Delhi unit chief

The Delhi BJP Chief, Harsh Vardhan

NEW DELHI: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday demanded that the report of the Public Accounts Committee chaired by senior Congress legislator S.C. Vats be laid on the table of the Delhi Assembly and an enquiry be initiated against those held guilty according to the report.

Stating that legislators like Ramesh Lamba, Kiran Walia, Baljor Singh, Veer Singh Dhingan and Narendra Nath, who are all loyalists of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, had deliberately not accepted the report of the PAC because it was feared that the Chief Minister could have been entrapped by it, Dr. Vardhan said "it is clear that there is something fishy''.

Pointing out that Dr. Vats in his report had recommended an enquiry by the Central Vigilance Commission into the bungling in the privatisation of power, the Delhi BJP president demanded that a probe be constituted into the circumstances in which the power sector was privatised in Delhi with the connivance of the Delhi Vidyut Board officers.

Charging that there was a huge bungling of Rs 8,500 crores in this case, Dr. Vardhan said "this has been confirmed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India''.

BJP movement

He also mentioned that the BJP had launched a movement against the privatisation of power, alleged loot of private companies and connivance between the Delhi Government and these companies.

The BJP leader said several party legislators like Sahab Singh Chauhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal had also demanded stern action on the basis of this report but the demand had been turned down.

As such, he declared that workers of BJP Delhi Pradesh would now gherao the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday demanding resignation of the Chief Minister on the issues relating to fast running electronic meters, increasing prices and anti-people policies of the Government.

Rare gesture

In a rare gesture, the BJP leader invited the Congress legislators opposing the high-handedness of the private power companies to participate in the demonstration so that the people know if they are serious about the issue or were just shedding crocodile tears.

The protestors, he said, would assemble at Master Chandgi Ram Akhara and proceed towards the Delhi Assembly premises to press their demands.

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