New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged a major irregularity in the distribution of subsidised rice in Delhi, claiming that rice meant for poor and vulnerable sections was allegedly diverted and sold to private companies.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Bharadwaj alleged that the Delhi government, in coordination with a corporation in Assam, had prepared a plan to deny rice rations to the poorest sections of the national capital, despite the supply being intended for migrant workers, homeless people and daily-wage labourers.

"The Delhi government, in collaboration with a corporation in Assam, made a complete plan to deprive the poorest of the poor in Delhi of rice rations that were to be provided to them ...