New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday alleged a Rs 22,000 crore scam involving the distribution of subsidised rice meant for the poor in the national capital.

Bharadwaj alleged that a corporation based in Assam and the Delhi government had sent a formal request to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for heavily subsidised rice.

He claimed that 31,000 metric tonnes of rice per week was demanded for distribution among the poor in Delhi and alleged that the proposed arrangement involved a large-scale diversion of subsidised foodgrain.

In a post on X, Bharadwaj wrote, "Read Rs 22000 Crore Scam Plan: A corporation based in Assam and the Delhi government sent a formal request to FCI to get hea...