AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj accused Delhi's BJP-led government of planning a ₹22,000 crore subsidised rice scam over three years.
Former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj made the allegation
Aug 09, 2026
01:31 pm
What's the storyAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Delhi government of masterminding a ₹22,000 crore rice scam.
He alleged that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was approached by an Assam-based corporation and the Delhi government to procure heavily subsidized rice for distribution among the poor in Delhi.
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