Haryana : The Haryana government’s spending during the International Gita Festival held last year raised many questions . In the latest development, information obtained through Right to Information into the spending during the event, held between November 25 and December 5, has revealed shocking details of how public money was spent.
Dushyant Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and Lok Sabha MP from Hisar, told , “Bhagwad Gita is available at a much lower price both online and at the Gita press. The Manohar Khattar government should explain the purchase of 10 copies of the book at such an exorbitant price.”
RTI details reveal that two BJP MPs were also paid to perform during the event- while Hema Malini was paid Rs 20 lakh, Manoj Tiwari was paid Rs 10 lakh.
“PM Modi says his government has zero tolerance towards corruption, but his MPs are being paid handsome money, that too for religious functions,” alleged Chautala.
He said that the cost of the annual event has shot up to several crores, which during the Chautala and Hooda government was few lakhs only.
