MCD crisis: AAP says bring DDA under Delhi govt for a solution

AAP today said it will accept BJP's demand of implementing the 4th Finance Commission recommendations if DDA is handed over to the Delhi government.
The party also termed as "laughable" the insistence of MCD mayors that loan offered by the Delhi government be given as grant.
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said while attempt is being made to defame the Kejriwal government over non-payment of dues to the MCDs, it has been conveniently forgotten that the DDA owes over Rs 1,500 crore to the MCDs.
After Kejriwal announced a loan of Rs 551 crore to two MCDs to sort out the problem, the mayors of North and East corporations said they will accept loan extended by Delhi government only as grant.

"This is nothing, but laughable and double-speak. The Delhi government does not have any outstanding on MCDs left and it is nothing but BJP's ploy to defame the Kejriwal government.
"The AAP government in its budget had even waived yearly installment from MCDs, knowing their financial plight. This was not done either by the Sheila Dixit government or Arun Jaitley when he presented budget for Delhi during the President's Rule," AAP's Delhi unit convenor Dilip Pandey said.

The party said it was ready to accept the 4th Finance Commission report recommendations, which gives a bigger share of revenue to the MCDs.

"We are ready to implement the Fourth Finance Commission Report which gives MCDs a share of 12.5 per cent from existing 10.5 per cent. We will release the report immediately. But as per the Commission's report, the DDA should also come under the Delhi government. The BJP does not talk about this which is in the report," he said.
The AAP and the BJP are at loggerheads over the ongoing strike by MCD employees over non-payment of salaries and dues.
The BJP has accused the Delhi government of not paying its dues to the civic bodies while the AAP has alleged financial irregularities in the BJP-ruled MCDs.