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AAP accuses MCD of allowing illegal construction

NEW DELHI:The AAP today alleged the MCDs of running a large-scale “bribery racket” under the garb of illegal constructions in the national Capital.



Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 13

The AAP today alleged the MCDs of running a large-scale “bribery racket” under the garb of illegal constructions in the national Capital.

Leaders of the saffron party have created a parallel economy of graft through the municipal corporations, alleged the AAP demanding a clear policy for construction in the city.

Recently, Leader of Opposition in SMCD of the AAP, Ramesh Matiala, sought to know from the SDMC Commissioner the total number of unauthorised constructions identified, sealed and demolished in the past three years.

The response of the SDMC points at a “huge gap” between the number of properties identified and the number of properties sealed or demolished — something that has obviously given ammunition to the AAP to further its attack on the BJP.

“The story of the BJP's corruption lies in these numbers. What happened to all those properties which had been identified as unauthorised, but did not face any action from the MCD? MCD officials, backed by the BJP, engage in underhand dealings with owners of those properties and make them cough up bribes in return for ‘go ahead’ for their construction,” said AAP state convenor Dilip Pandey.

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