Delhi govt planned ₹22,000 crore rice scam, alleges AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj

Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has accused the current Delhi government of orchestrating a massive scam involving subsidized rice, allegedly worth ₹22,000 crore over three years. Bharadwaj, a former Delhi minister, detailed the alleged scheme on X, formerly Twitter.

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A corporation based in Assam and the Delhi government sent a formal request to FCI to get heavily subsidised rice from FCI. A huge quantity of 31,000 metric tons of rice per week was demanded to be distributed among the poor of Delhi.

He claimed that a corporation based in Assam, in conjunction with the Delhi government, formally requested a substantial amount of heavily subsidized rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI). The demand was for 31,000 metric tons of rice weekly, intended for distribution among Delhi's poor population.

However, Bharadwaj asserted that none of this subsidized rice ever reached the intended beneficiaries. Instead, he alleged, the entire quantity was sold to a private company in Haryana, generating significant profits. He estimated the weekly scam to be worth ₹143 crore, projecting a total of ₹22,000 crore over three years.

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This subsidised rice never reached even a single poor person. All the rice was sold to a private company in Haryana at heavy profits.

Bharadwaj further stated that the central government's vigilance department was responsible for identifying this alleged scam. He also claimed that the Assam-based corporation was earning a weekly commission of approximately ₹70 crore from these transactions.

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This was a planned scam of ₹22000 crore in 3 years.