“Its natural,”바카라 웹사이트says BJP spokesperson바카라 웹사이트Virendar바카라 웹사이트Bisht after RTI query revealed that Uttarakhand바카라 웹사이트chief ministerspent Rs 68,59,865 from바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트exchequer바카라 웹사이트for바카라 웹사이트buying snacks for his guests.
"Such expenses are natural as most of the Janta Darbar & official meetings바카라 웹사이트take place at CM office. But, if they go beyond a limit then it's바카라 웹사이트matter바카라 웹사이트of concern,”바카라 웹사이트ANI바카라 웹사이트 Bisht.
In September 2016, a similar RTI reply had revealed that바카라 웹사이트Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his 6-member cabinet spent over a crore Rupees on tea and snacks entertaining guests바카라 웹사이트in 18 months. The opposition BJP had called it samosa scam.바카라 웹사이트BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga put up posters across the city.
Backing Trivendra Singh Rawat, chief minister라이브 바카라 media in-charge Darshan Singh Rawat also said, "In the past 10 months, we have spent바카라 웹사이트up to바카라 웹사이트Rs 50 lakh on refreshments… Many big meets were바카라 웹사이트organised바카라 웹사이트at the chief minister라이브 바카라 residence in the past months, so the expenditure is justified".
In a letter dated January 22, additional secretary (secretariat administration) Vinod Raturi told RTI activist Hemant Singh that Rs 68,59,865 had been spent on ‘chai바카라 웹사이트paani’ (tea and refreshments) since Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)라이브 바카라 Trivendra Singh Rawat assumed the chief minister라이브 바카라 office on March 18, 2017.
A break-up of the expenses suggests that an average of Rs 22,000 was spent per day on entertaining about 150-200 guests.
The chief minister라이브 바카라 office, however, said the amount spent on refreshments was Rs 50,38,880 — Rs 33,85,791 at CM라이브 바카라 residence and Rs 16,53,089 at his office.
