AAP has been sent a notice to pay Rs. 163.63 crores for recovery which was allegedly spent on political advertisement passed as a government message.
The notice from the Delhi Government's Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) asks AAP to pay the full amount of Rs. 99.31 crore spent on advertisements till March 31, 2017 with Rs. 64.31 crore on the penalty. If the Party Conveyor fails to do so, its office in Delhi and other properties could be sealed.
AAP has accused the Lieutenant Governor for misusing power and targeting Arvind Kejriwal. Further, Manish Sisodia has accused the BJP for using Delhi officers against the party. Whereas BJP MP, Manoj Tiwari has said that AAP is agitated because they have been asked to reimburse for using government funds to promote their own party and leaders.
The power struggle between BJP and AAP has been said to be further intensified as AAP won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections as AAP now heads the civic and city government.
Report by Shreya Suman
Graphics by Garima Puri
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