India, Aug. 2 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged irregularities in the free bicycle distribution scheme, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government of procuring bicycles at an "inflated price" and "favouring" a particular manufacturing company.

Hitting back, the Delhi government called the allegations baseless and a ploy to divert attention from the alleged "school bag scheme fraud" and the "paper leak" in AAP-ruled Punjab.

Under the Vidya Vahini scheme, nearly 140,000 eligible girl students across Delhi will receive free bicycles in phases.

AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj, at a presser, alleged, "The beneficiary of the bicycle tender had already been decided, and the tender conditions were framed accordin...