NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has suffered a loss of Rs six crore as it was scammed by a private firm that was given the tender to run various parking lots in the city. The party also claimed that the civic body was running short of money to pay salaries to its employees as a result of the scam that had the “involvement of BJP leaders”. “…They do not have enough funds to perform their basic duties, even though they receive tax from people of Delhi,” said AAP MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak. “People paid Rs 1.5 crore in total but the collected amount never reached MCD,” it said. “The company did not pay the money despite court orders and MCD suspended its licence. Owners of that company opened several companies to defraud MCD, as a result, MCD suffered a loss of Rs six crore. Is it possible to commit such a huge scam without involvement of senior BJP leaders? We will write a letter to L-G giving details of entire matter; we are optimistic that he will order an investigation” added Pathak. MCD said since no specific parking site was mentioned, it was not in a position to spell out the real stand against the allegation.
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