No diversion of funds meant for Dalits to CWG : Sandeep Dikshit
Contrary to an RTI reply, Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit said there was no diversion of funds meant for Dalits to Commonwealth Games projects, an issue that has raised a storm in parliament. “There is no question of diversion of funds,” Dikshit told reporters outside parliament. The Congress MP from East Delhi is the son of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
He, however, said that since there are only a few areas in the national capital that are dominated by Scheduled Castes (SCs), the funds have been amalgamated with other non-targeted development funds.
“The SC dominated areas are very few in Delhi, so the funds are clubbed depending on the need. It has been combined with the development funds. These funds are used for creating facilities like bus transport, foot over bridges and other infrastructure which is utilised by people from all sections of the society, including the SCs,” Dikshit said.
He added that this clubbing of funds had nothing to do with the Commonwealth Games.
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