Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and LG VK Saxena.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and LG VK Saxena.
Delhi Budget 2023-24: Politics has once again intensified between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP in Delhi. This time the Delhi Government and the Central Government have come in front of each other regarding the presentation of the budget in Delhi. Today on Tuesday, the 2023-24 budget of the country’s capital Delhi was going to be presented, but it has been banned by the Union Home Ministry. Ahead of the budget presentation, the Home Ministry has sought clarification from the Kejriwal government on issues such as advertisements, capital expenditure, and Ayushman Bharat. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has accused the central government of hooliganism for stalling the budget. CM said that this is happening for the first time in the history of India that the budget of any government has been stopped.
Less amount has been allocated for development works- BJP
According to media reports, the Aam Aadmi Party said that the Union Home Ministry has put a hold on Delhi’s budget. Delhi’s budget was to be presented on Tuesday, but it has been put on hold by the central government. The BJP said that the Home Ministry has sought clarification from the Kejriwal government. Kejriwal government has kept more allocation for its advertisement and infrastructure in the budget proposal while less amount has been allocated for other development works.
CM Kejriwal wrote a letter to PM Modi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi after the budget presentation was stopped. He wrote that this is happening for the first time in the country’s 75-year history when the budget of a state has been stopped. Kejriwal asked the PM why are you angry with the people of Delhi. Please don’t stop the Delhi budget. The people of Delhi are requesting you with folded hands, let our budget be presented.
Delhi government has 4 days time
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that it is proposed to spend only 20 percent of the total budget of the Delhi government on capital expenditure. This amount is not sufficient for Delhi. He further said that the Kejriwal government has doubled the expenditure on publicity in two years. In this regard, the Ministry of Home Affairs has written a letter to the Delhi government seeking clarification. For this, the Delhi government has been given 4 days time. After this the budget will be presented.
In the case, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said that the Ministry of Home Affairs had refused to approve it by sending a letter to the Chief Secretary on March 17 itself, expressing concern over the Delhi government’s budget, but the Chief Secretary of Delhi kept that letter for 3 days. Kept hidden and given to us just before the presentation of the budget.
