BJP accuses AAP govt of being 'slow' in spending budgetary allocations for development

BJP leader Vijender Gupta on Wednesday alleged that the AAP government has managed to spend only 23.63 per cent of its annual budget 2019-20 for implementation of various schemes, programmes and projects.

Citing "official" figures in a press conference, he also accused the AAP government for being "slow" in expenditure on development while spending "Rs 100 crore" on publicity per month in view of Assembly polls due early next year.

No reaction was available immediately from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

"As per the information available on the government website, it has been able to spend only 23.63 per cent of the budget outlay," said Gupta, who is Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly.

Gupta claimed that the expenditure on many development-related sectors was not more than 20 per cent of the budgetary allocation, even as the third quarter of the current financial year has started.

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