India, May 17 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced a sweeping modernisation plan for Delhi's wholesale markets, starting with Azadpur Mandi, the largest in Asia. During a visit to the market in north Delhi, she directed officials to begin immediate upgrades and ordered an audit of the mandi's finances over the past 10 years-a period under Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rule.

"For ten years, the previous government turned the mandis into corruption hubs," Gupta said. "Those who promised to make Delhi into Paris should come and stand in the stench of this mandi."

At Azadpur, Gupta ordered the installation of CCTV cameras at all entry points, deployment of additional sanitation staff, refurbishment of roads, sheds and toilets, and inst...