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**Headline: Delhi CM Orders ACB Probe into Alleged Irregularities in Barapullah Phase-III Project Under Previous AAP Government**

**New Delhi, July 29, 2025** – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has ordered the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to investigate alleged “irregularities” in the construction of the Barapullah Phase-III project, a major infrastructure initiative under the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The probe will also scrutinize the potential involvement of Public Works Department (PWD) officials.

The decision, made during an Expenditure Finance Committee meeting, stems from allegations that the AAP government made an excessive payment of ₹55 crore to a contractor following a legal dispute, despite the firm initially offering to settle for ₹35 crore.

CM Gupta stated the probe will not hinder the ongoing Barapullah elevated corridor project, designed to improve connectivity between East, South, and Central Delhi.

The AAP has dismissed the allegations as “baseless” and a “cover-up” by the ruling BJP government to mask its own failures. The party argues that the investigations are a distraction from addressing the pressing issues faced by Delhi citizens, particularly the unmet promise of monthly aid for women. AAP accused the current goverment of not taking “meaningful steps” in governing the city in the six months it has been in power.

The Chief Minister’s office released a statement that the original deadline for the project, slated for October 2017, experienced repeated delays. It was further stated that the AAP government initially awarded a contractor with ₹120 crore and the company won a verdict in the Delhi High Court for ₹175 crore.

The ruling party has criticised the previous AAP government of neither filing a review petition nor acting against the responsible officers.

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