Notice to Aam Aadmi Party to deposit Rs 164 crore in advertisement dispute, failing which the properties will be attached

Delhi Government: The Aam Aadmi Party has suffered a major setback in the advertisement controversy. The Directorate of Information and Publicity has issued a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party to deposit Rs 164 crore. AAP will have to deposit this amount in 10 days, otherwise legal action will be taken. The Aam Aadmi Party is accused of giving political advertisements in the guise of government advertisements. The Information and Broadcasting Department of the Delhi government has given a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party to deposit Rs 163.61 crore in the government's account within 10 days.

Lieutenant Governor had given instructions a month ago

The department has given this notice to return the money spent on the advertisement of the party in the name of government advertisement. Not only this, if the Aam Aadmi Party does not deposit this money within 10 days, legal action will be taken against it. In fact, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi V.K. The development comes a month after Saxena directed the Chief Secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from AAP for political advertisements published in the guise of government advertisements.

Money will be recovered by applying interest

Sources said the recovery notice issued by the Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) includes interest on the amount and it is mandatory for Delhi's ruling AAP to pay the entire amount within 10 days. "If the AAP convenors fail to do so, all legal action, including attachment of party properties, will be taken in a time-bound manner as per the previous order of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi," a source said.