AAP gave aid to only 97 families of Covid victims but spent Rs 17 crore on publicity: Delhi CM Gupta
AAP gave aid to only 97 families of Covid victims but spent Rs 17 crore on publicity: Delhi CM Gupta
NEW DELHI: (Mar 27) Launching a vitriolic attack on the previous AAP government, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday alleged that while only 97 families of Covid victims received financial aid, the administration spent Rs 17 crore on publicity.
Gupta, who also holds the finance portfolio, defended her government's one lakh crore budget in the Delhi Assembly and accused the AAP of wasting public money on advertisements instead of welfare initiatives.
"When people were dying during COVID, the AAP government spent Rs 3 crore on a Diwali celebration event and Rs 11 crore on its publicity. They also spent Rs 7 crore on promoting a sports university that only exists on paper," she said.
