Overview

• The CAG report highlights underutilization of COVID funds, with only ₹582.84 crore of ₹787.91 crore allocated by the central government being spent by the AAP-led Delhi government.
• The audit also points to delays in project execution, shortages in medical staff and drugs, and irregularities in the Mohalla Clinic scheme during AAP's tenure.
• BJP leaders, including CM Rekha Gupta and MLA Ashish Sood, have accused the AAP government of prioritizing personal projects over public health during the pandemic.
• AAP MLAs, recently suspended from the Delhi Assembly for protests, have called the allegations politically motivated and an attack on democratic values.
• The report has fueled a political clash between the BJP and AAP, with further discussions on the audit's findings planned in the Delhi Assembly.