New Delhi, March 8 -- Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva today strongly condemned the media statement made by Aam Aadmi Party's Saurabh Bharadwaj regarding the state government's management of a Rs 1,000 crore loan and accused the previous AAP government of seeking loans from the central government.

Sachdeva said that for state governments taking loans either from the central government, the Reserve Bank of India, or from financial institutions or the open market with the RBI's permission for long-term or short-term needs is a normal administrative practice.

He further stated that previous government, led by Arvind Kejriwal, had also sought loans from the Centre in 2020 and 2022, and the Atishi government had also sought a loan of Rs 1...