New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for causing a disruption over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, calling it “just an excuse.” The CAG report in question highlights a Rs 2,000 crore loss due to the AAP government’s liquor policy.
“This drama is nothing but an excuse because they can’t handle the facts presented in the CAG reports. I will ensure not a single penny from the state treasury is wasted,” Gupta said, addressing the situation.
The Delhi CM further accused AAP of misusing the city’s tax revenue to fund election campaigns in other states. “They took tax from Delhi and used it for elections elsewhere. With the release of each CAG report, they are getting rattled because they cannot face the truth of their actions,” Gupta added.
Gupta also responded to AAP’s claims regarding the removal of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s portrait, suggesting that the party was simply looking for an excuse to leave the assembly. “They couldn’t bear to face the truth. So, they made a fuss over Babasaheb Ambedkar’s portrait. The Narendra Modi government has ensured that Ambedkar receives more respect than any previous government,” Gupta emphasized.
The comments came after 21 AAP MLAs were suspended on Tuesday for disrupting the inaugural address of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, raising slogans about the alleged removal of portraits of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh from the Chief Minister’s office in the Assembly.
On Friday, Gupta’s remarks coincided with the tabling of a CAG report in the Delhi Assembly, which criticized the state’s healthcare infrastructure. The 2025 CAG Report on Delhi’s public health, covering 2016-17 to 2021-22, highlighted significant deficiencies, including a 21% staff shortage and a lack of essential equipment, medicines, and facilities in hospitals.
The report also pointed out the severe shortage of specialist doctors, with a 30% gap in the number of required specialists. Moreover, issues were found in healthcare management, such as delays in empaneling drug testing laboratories and staffing shortages in the Drugs Control Department.
The CAG audit further revealed that waiting times for major surgeries ranged from 2-3 months to 6-8 months. Hospitals were also found lacking basic services like dietary provisions and radiological diagnostic equipment. Several modular operating theaters (OTs) in hospitals were lying idle due to manpower shortages, and ambulances in the Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) were found to be missing essential equipment.
