The Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority (NTKMA) on Wednesday rejected allegations of irregularities in the procurement process for dustbins ahead of the 2027 Kumbh Mela, saying that there was no truth to the charges levelled against it. The clarification follows claims made by Vijay Kumbhar, vice-president of the Maharashtra unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who alleged that the Authority had issued an expression of interest (EOI) on Tuesday containing conditions similar to those found in a tender process. “It’s not a tender, just an EOI to call for various designs for dustbins so that we get the best fit for Nashik, especially due to monsoons,” Shekhar Singh, Kumbh Mela Commissioner, told The Indian Express . “For this, we are calling for demos to be put up during the upcoming monsoon.…