{
  "id": 361921,
  "title": "Who all are allegedly involved in Delhi's ‘rice scam’? AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's big charge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/who-all-are-allegedly-involved-in-delhis-rice-scam-aap-leader-saurabh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T08:10:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-all-are-allegedly-involved-in-delhis-rice-scam-aap-leader-saurabh-bharadwajs-big-charge-101786261851783.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged a ₹22,000-crore scam involving the diversion of subsidised rice meant for the poor in Delhi. According to Bharadwaj, the scam involves the Delhi government, a corporation based in BJP-ruled Assam, and an unnamed private firm in Haryana. He claims that rice intended for poor beneficiaries was sold to the Haryana firm, with the proceeds generated illegally. The rice, according to Bharadwaj, was sourced from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and distributed by the Delhi government's food and civil supplies department. The department allegedly requested 31,000 metric tonnes of rice per week, which was then supplied to the Assam corporation and sold to the private buyer in Haryana. Bharadwaj alleges that the Assam corporation is earning around ₹70 crore weekly, or a total of ₹22,000 crore over three years, from this scheme.",
  "summary": "Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged a chain involving four actors, essentially saying that rice meant for the poor was sold to a firm in Haryana, and money made illegally",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}