BJP blames govt for ‘deficit’ budget
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 10
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva criticised the Kejriwal government for presenting the first ‘deficit’ budget in Delhi’s history, blaming it on a decade of financial mismanagement. He claimed that the 2024-25 budget marks a significant departure from the city’s previous record of surplus budgets, a tradition upheld since 1994.
Reckless funding
The Kejriwal government had plunged Delhi into a financial crisis due to reckless spending on public welfare schemes without ensuring proper revenue generation. — Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi BJP president
“The Kejriwal government had plunged Delhi into a financial crisis due to reckless spending on public welfare schemes without ensuring proper revenue generation,” Sachdeva said. He outlined several key areas where the government is now facing funding shortfalls, including power subsidies, transportation, hospital construction, metro projects, and court complexes. “The reality is that Kejriwal’s government has squandered resources without generating new
ones, and now Delhi is paying the price.”
Sachdeva warned that the financial situation is so dire that the Delhi government may not be able to pay salaries to its employees by December 2024. He said, “The Kejriwal government has failed to make timely revenue provisions for planned projects and schemes. While revenue has been increasing, the lack of financial planning has led to a Rs 7,000 crore deficit.”
