Published 19:43 IST, February 23rd 2019

Gautam Gambhir shocked at "Mall of Kejriwal", says "And we thought CM didn’t have money to contest elections!!!"

Gautam Gambhir, who is always vocal over various issues plaguing the nation and national capital, took to Twitter to express shock after he spotted the "Mall of Kejriwal".

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Gautam Gambhir, who is always vocal over various issues plaguing nation and national capital, took to Twitter to express shock after he spotted "Mall of Kejriwal". As Mr Gambhir ran an eye over morning newspaper, 'Aam Ami Party vertisements splashed all over'. In an attempt to seek an answer from Delhi Government, Gautam Gambhir questioning about 'splurge' of AAP. 'Is this taxpayer’s money being splurged callously?', he asked. 

Conveying his disapproval over "Mall of Kejriwal", Gambhir shared an im of AAP  and wrote: "Today’s newspapers seemed to me a “Mall Of Kejriwal” with @AamAmiParty vertisements splashed all over. Is this taxpayer’s money being splurged callously? Can someone from his office or @AamAmiParty explain? And we thought CM didn’t have money to contest elections!!!"

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However, it was t just AAP on his rar, he gave a good piece of vice to BJP and Congress as well. "Even leers of @BJP4India & @INCIndia should do vertising campaigns from ir own pocket rar than using taxpayer’s money", World Cup-winning cricketer wrote.

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Earlier, in a setback to Kejriwal dispensation, Lt Goverr Anil Baijal h directed that Rs 97 crore be recovered from AAP that was allegedly "splurged" by city government on vertisements in violation of Supreme Court guidelines. Baijal also ordered an inquiry into spendings on vertisements projecting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party and asked chief secretary to fix responsibility.

AAP h to reimburse money within a month. move came months after a Centre-appointed three-member committee indicted AAP government for "misusing" exchequer money on vertisements.

Moreover, according to an RTI, AAP government has spent an aver of Rs 70.5 crore annually in past three years on vertisements — four times more than Congress government’s expenditure on print, electronic and outdoor vertising. 

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19:43 IST, February 23rd 2019