Congress, AAP like ‘Motu-Patlu’ characters: Vijender Gupta

New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta, has said that the Congress and Arvind Kejriwal are like the characters, “Motu-Patlu” from the comic series, who are equal partners in corruption and nepotism. Mr Gupta alleged that the saplings of corruption planted by the Congress in various departments of the government, including the Delhi Jal Board, have grown into full grown trees under the Kejriwal-led government and have become a source of income for the ministers under the AAP government.

Mr Gupta said that the AAP government, in connivance with Congress, has continued with the “water tanker scam,” instead of terminating the contract of the firms involved in it.

“Both the Congress and the AAP are two sides of the same coin. They flock to JNU, Ramjas College, and Hyderabad together in the wake of any issue. Mr Kejriwal, who assumed charge after Sheila Dikshit as the chief minister, continued with the water tanker scam instead of terminating the contract of the companies involved,” added Mr Gupta.

He claimed that the Congress and AAP are sharing the money from the tanker scam. “The DJB makes a payment of Rs 6 crore per month to the tanker mafia out of which Rs 3.5 crore is looted through corruption. The people of Delhi want to know that if this amount of Rs 3.5 crore is not with the government, then to whom is it going to?” he said.

During a press conference, Mr Gupta named four private companies, which he alleged are involved in the water tanker scam. “I want to ask Mr Kejriwal, who claims that his party came to power on anti-graft plank, as to why he did not cancel the contract of those companies or make alternate arrangements,” he added.