The central government on Monday refuted allegations of 'overspending' for the recently concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi, claiming that the funds were allocated towards바카라 웹사이트permanent asset creation and other infrastructure development, and not just for hosting the summit.
According to the budget for 2023-24, the government had allocated Rs 990 crore for바카라 웹사이트G20 presidency.바카라 웹사이트Over Rs 4,100 crore was spent on Delhi in lead up to the G20 summit, according to a document posted by Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on X. As per the document, the cost was incurred by Delhi and central government agencies. A separate post by바카라 웹사이트Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale claimed that바카라 웹사이트the government spent 300 percent more on the G20 than the funds allocated in the budget.바카라 웹사이트
The Press Information Bureau, in a Fact Check post, dismissed the claims, saying it was 'misleading'. "This claim is misleading. The quoted expenditure is mainly for permanent asset creation by ITPO and other infrastructure development, which is not limited to hosting the G20 Summit alone," it said in a post on X.바카라 웹사이트
Gokhale, the national spokesperson of TMC, had asserted that the fund allocated for the G20 summit in the last Union Budget was Rs 990 crore, but the government spent up to Rs 4100 crore.바카라 웹사이트However, the central government claimed that바카라 웹사이트the amount was spent on permanent asset creation by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) at Pragati Maidan and other infrastructure development, and was not limited to hosting the G20 Summit alone.
The Congress party too had criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and claimed that he was using the event to enhance his public image ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.바카라 웹사이트"PM Modi spent extra money to put up his posters ahead of the Lok Sabha election, to shine his image. Covering up the poor of the city, PM Modi made elaborate arrangements for the guests including the silver and gold-plated tableware," a video put out by the party바카라 웹사이트said.
The two-day summit was attended by top world leaders including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
