Delhi LG has no energy to cross such order: AAP on route to pay Rs 97 Crore for ‘political advertisements’

By PTI

NEW DELHI:  The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday stated Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena has no energy to cross orders directing the chief secretary to get better Rs 97 crore from the occasion for “political advertisements”.

Addressing a press convention right here, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj termed the LG’s route a “new love letter”.

“The BJP is flustered that we have become a national party and wrested power from it in the MCD. LG sahab is doing everything in accordance with the BJP’s directions and that is troubling the people of Delhi. The more worried Delhi’s people are, the happier the BJP gets,” Bhardwaj claimed.

He additional stated that the LG’s instructions wouldn’t stand within the eyes of regulation.

“The Delhi LG has no such power. He cannot issue such directions. These won’t stand in front of the law. Other state governments also issue advertisements. The BJP’s various state governments issued advertisements that have been published here. We want to ask when will the Rs 22,000 crore spent on the advertisements be recovered from them? The day that money is recovered, we will also give Rs 97 crore,” the AAP chief stated.

Delhi LG Saxena has directed the chief secretary to get better Rs 97 crore from the Aam Aadmi Party for political ads it revealed within the guise of presidency ads, official sources stated on Tuesday.

The Delhi authorities’s Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP), appearing on a 2016 directive from a Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising arrange by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, had notified that Rs 97.14 crore (Rs 97,14,69,137) had been spent or booked on account of “non-conforming advertisements”, they stated.

“Of this, while payments amounting to over Rs 42.26 crore had already been released by the DIP, Rs 54.87 crore for advertisements published were still pending disbursal,” a supply stated.

Acting on the directive, the DIP had in 2017 directed the AAP to pay over Rs 42.26 crore to the state exchequer instantly and straight pay the pending quantity of Rs 54.87 crore to the promoting companies or publications involved inside 30 days, they stated.

“However, even after the lapse of five years and eight months, the AAP has not complied with the DIP order. This is serious as public money, despite a specific order, has not been deposited by the party to the state exchequer. Such defiance of a legitimate order by a registered political party is not only contemptuous of the judiciary, but also does not augur well for the health of good governance,” the supply added.

In 2015, the Supreme Court had postulated tips to control authorities promoting and remove unproductive expenditure.

Following this, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shaped the three-member Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) in 2016.

The CCRGA investigated ads revealed by the DIP and issued an order in September 2016, figuring out these which have been in “stark violation of the guidelines” set by the apex courtroom.

NEW DELHI:  The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday stated Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena has no energy to cross orders directing the chief secretary to get better Rs 97 crore from the occasion for “political advertisements”.

Addressing a press convention right here, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj termed the LG’s route a “new love letter”.

“The BJP is flustered that we have become a national party and wrested power from it in the MCD. LG sahab is doing everything in accordance with the BJP’s directions and that is troubling the people of Delhi. The more worried Delhi’s people are, the happier the BJP gets,” Bhardwaj claimed.

He additional stated that the LG’s instructions wouldn’t stand within the eyes of regulation.

“The Delhi LG has no such power. He cannot issue such directions. These won’t stand in front of the law. Other state governments also issue advertisements. The BJP’s various state governments issued advertisements that have been published here. We want to ask when will the Rs 22,000 crore spent on the advertisements be recovered from them? The day that money is recovered, we will also give Rs 97 crore,” the AAP chief stated.

Delhi LG Saxena has directed the chief secretary to get better Rs 97 crore from the Aam Aadmi Party for political ads it revealed within the guise of presidency ads, official sources stated on Tuesday.

The Delhi authorities’s Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP), appearing on a 2016 directive from a Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising arrange by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, had notified that Rs 97.14 crore (Rs 97,14,69,137) had been spent or booked on account of “non-conforming advertisements”, they stated.

“Of this, while payments amounting to over Rs 42.26 crore had already been released by the DIP, Rs 54.87 crore for advertisements published were still pending disbursal,” a supply stated.

Acting on the directive, the DIP had in 2017 directed the AAP to pay over Rs 42.26 crore to the state exchequer instantly and straight pay the pending quantity of Rs 54.87 crore to the promoting companies or publications involved inside 30 days, they stated.

“However, even after the lapse of five years and eight months, the AAP has not complied with the DIP order. This is serious as public money, despite a specific order, has not been deposited by the party to the state exchequer. Such defiance of a legitimate order by a registered political party is not only contemptuous of the judiciary, but also does not augur well for the health of good governance,” the supply added.

In 2015, the Supreme Court had postulated tips to control authorities promoting and remove unproductive expenditure.

Following this, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shaped the three-member Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) in 2016.

The CCRGA investigated ads revealed by the DIP and issued an order in September 2016, figuring out these which have been in “stark violation of the guidelines” set by the apex courtroom.