"What happened to the haste BJP was in?": Atishi questions why all 14 CAG reports not tabled, urges Speaker to present remaining reports

New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Atishi questioned why all 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports were not being tabled and urged the Speaker to present the remaining 11 reports.
Speaking to the media, Atishi said this was the second session, and the Court had already ordered that all CAG reports should have been tabled before the House at the earliest.
"This is another session now...Why are all 14 reports not being tabled? What happened to the haste BJP was in? They aren't abiding by the High Court order...I urge the Speaker to table the remaining 11 reports in this session itself," Atishi said speaking to the media.
"They should bring all reports (CAG reports) to the House. Vijender Gupta, who is now the Speaker, had approached the Court. The Court had ordered that all reports be tabled before the House at the earliest. All CAG reports have been available with the Assembly since December," she further added.
On March 24, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta tabled the CAG report on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and highlighted the operational inefficiencies and financial losses, leading to criticism of the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
The report evaluates DTC's key operational and financial aspects, pointing to inefficiencies and areas needing improvement. It examines fleet management, revenue generation, operational sustainability, and adherence to public transport policies.
Following the tabling of the CAG report, BJP MLA Harish Khurana slammed the previous AAP government, accusing it of mismanaging the public transport system, which resulted in financial losses and a decline in DTC's bus fleet.
Khurana, in the Delhi Assembly session, pointed out that while AAP had promised 11,000 new buses in 2013-15, the number of DTC buses decreased from 4,344 in 2015 to 3,937
.He further alleged that under former Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana, DTC was profitable, but under AAP, the corporation's overall losses surged to Rs 8,498.33 crore, increasing by Rs 5,000 crore during AAP's tenure.
Highlighting the revenue decline, he stated that DTC's operating income dropped from Rs 914 crore when AAP took power to Rs 558 crore. He also alleged financial irregularities, questioning why the AAP government allotted 3.18 lakh square meters of DTC land to private cluster buses without collecting Rs 225 crore in rent.
Furthermore, he slammed the administration for failing to procure new buses despite having Rs 223 crore in 2022 for the Delhi Transport Department. (ANI)