The building construction in Delhi has become impossible without paying hefty bribes to the BJP-run municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD), said AAP national spokesperson Dilip Pandey on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference on this issue, Pandey said, "The story of the BJP's corruption lies in these numbers. "What happened to all those properties which had been identified as unauthorised and still no action was taken by MCD? He asked.
He also alleged that the MCD officials are engaged in underhand dealings with owners of those properties and make them cough up bribes in return for granting 'go ahead' for their construction.
Pointing out large-scale corruption in the Corporation, he said that BJP's leaders of have created a parallel economy of graft through the MCDs, looting the hard earned money of Delhi's residents.
Pandey further said that evidence of wrong-doing had come to light after the leader of opposition in South MCD, Ramesh Matiala asked several questions to the SDMC Commissioner about the number of unauthorised constructions identified, sealed and demolished in the last three years.
"The response has revealed that there is a huge gap between the number of properties identified and the number of properties sealed or demolished," he said.
AAP MLA Jarnail Singh said, "The Aam Aadmi Party had filed a PIL in this matter, which was heard by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. The court has rapped the MCD and assured us that it will pursue this matter to its logical conclusion.