AAP Escalates Protests Over Alleged Rs 650-Crore Delhi Health Scam, Asks CM Rekha Gupta To Resign

Published 8 July 2026 · local

AAP Escalates Protests Over Alleged Rs 650-Crore Delhi Health Scam, Asks CM Rekha Gupta To Resign Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 22:12 IST

AAP Escalates Protests Over Alleged Rs 650-Crore Delhi Health Scam, Asks CM Rekha Gupta To Resign Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 22:12 IST The multi-crore controversy has placed severe scrutiny on recent top-tier appointments within the state's healthcare administration Surabh Bhardwaj accused the administration of orchestrating a bureaucratic cover-up by intentionally delaying law enforcement action to facilitate the exit of the primary accused, Rajiv Rangeela, who has reportedly fled to Germany. File pic/PTI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) intensified its political offensive against the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government on Wednesday, staging its third consecutive day of symbolic protests outside Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital. Led by Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bhardwaj alongside MLAs Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar, the party alleged that a systemic Rs 650-crore procurement scam has crippled public healthcare infrastructure and left state-run facilities depleted of life-saving medicines. The opposition party announced that its targeted demonstration will transition to the Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital on Thursday, marking the fourth day of an ongoing city-wide agitation. Addressing reporters at the protest site, Bhardwaj accused the administration of orchestrating a bureaucratic cover-up by intentionally delaying law enforcement action to facilitate the exit of the primary accused, Rajiv Rangeela, who has reportedly fled to Germany.

Inflated Tenders and Multi-Crore Commissions Alleged According to the AAP leadership, an internal review of state medical procurement contracts revealed a highly inflated pricing structure designed to siphon public funds through illicit commissions. The opposition presented a detailed financial breakdown of the alleged overpricing across key medical categories Pharmaceutical Procurement: Medicines with an estimated market value of Rs 100 crore were allegedly purchased for Rs 400 crore, yielding Rs 300 crore in kickbacks. Diagnostic Equipment: Heavy-duty Hospital Consumables: Basic hospital supplies, including patient bedsheets typically priced at Rs 150, were procured at a stark premium of Rs 450 per unit, funnelling an additional Rs 50 crore into the alleged network. “The Delhi government sat over this critical matter for an entire month, purposefully enabling the mastermind, Rajiv Rangeela, to safely evade domestic jurisdiction," Bhardwaj stated. He dismissed the current administrative probe as an attempt to mislead the public, questioning the integrity of the process given that the investigative mechanisms remain under state oversight. Regulatory Overreach and Institutional Vulnerabilities The multi-crore controversy has placed severe scrutiny on recent top-tier appointments within the state’s healthcare administration. Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha pointed out that the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) itself had logged primary findings indicating that essential hospital items were routinely cleared at prices 10 to 12 times above prevailing market rates.