Delhi Minister Gopal Rai orders immediate release of outstanding payments after smog tower at Connaught Place shut

The statement by a DPCC official and minister Gopal Rai’s letter to the agency, are the latest episode of feud between the government and officials since the elected Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration lost effective control of the bureaucracy, which now rests with the lieutenant governor (LG) and the Union government he reports to.

The controversy flared up when Rai on Monday directed DPCC chairman Kumar to release pending payments to restart the smog tower at Connaught Place, which, reports said, was shut due to pending payments.

In a statement, DPCC said the smog tower was shut for a brief period on Sunday and is fully operational on Monday, and that required funds were disbursed on December 23 last year.