Cong alleges irregularities in AAP govt's CCTV camera project

Congress leaders today accused the AAP government of favouring a private company, which they alleged has a tie up with a public sector undertaking that has been given the contract to install the CCTV cameras in Delhi.

The former Congress ministers in a previous Delhi government also demanded the AAP dispensation reveal the name of the private company within 24 hours.

Former minister Arvinder Singh Lovely challenged the AAP government to initiate a CBI inquiry in the CCTV camera "scam". The Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has won the bid for the installation of 1.4 lakh cameras across the capital.

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Maken at a press conference on Monday had alleged a "major scam" in the award of the contract for the installation of CCTV cameras in Delhi and claimed the project was marred by corruption.

Maken had claimed that the tender for Rs 571.40 crore worth CCTV camera project was cleared by the PWD without taking cabinet approval.

Maken also alleged that the government had increased the project's cost from Rs 130 crore to Rs 571.40 crore and relaxed bidding conditions which indicates a big scam.

Ex-minister Haroon Yusuf alleged there was great anomaly in the CCTV camera tender.