New Delhi: Stating that few people were trying to stall city government's ambitious CCTV project, Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai on Friday urged the Central government, Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken and the Prime Minister to "not to play with the issue of women's safety".
The Minister said the process to install CCTV cameras was on for a while, however, it hasn't reached the final stage.
"He (Maken) claims the tender is being awarded to a private company. The tender document clearly states the name of the two companies: L&T and BEL. These companies participated in both tender exercises. The bidding difference between them is more than double. Now, a Cabinet note is being prepared. It is based on rate contract... I feel Maken is batting for the private company," Rai said.
He also attacked Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for forming a committee on the issue.
"The LG was aware of the entire process. He had all the documents. When the cameras were about to be installed, he formed a committee by flagging security issue," the AAP leader said.
On Tuesday last, Baijal formed the committee to come up with a standard operating procedure for the installation, operation, and monitoring of closed-circuit televisions.
Meanwhile, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj rejected the charge of corruption at a press conference here. "BEL is a central government company. It is a company of Modi ji. Go and ask him why he went to China and why the tender is being given to a Chinese company. Why are you questioning us?
"BEL does not manufacture cameras. And importing cameras from China is not illegal; there is no such law," the AAP leader added.