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Kejrwal govt spent Rs 6 crore on Diwali, Laxmi Puja event in Delhi: Activist cites RTI reply
Kejrwal govt spent Rs 6 crore on Diwali, Laxmi Puja event in Delhi: Activist cites RTI reply
An activist on Tuesday cited an RTI reply claiming that the AAP government in Delhi spent Rs 6 crore on its Laxmi Puja event and live telecast on Diwali this year.
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UPDATED: December 23, 2020 07:53 IST
No reaction was immediately available from Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal or his office. (Photo: Reuters)
Cited an RTI reply, an activist has claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi has spent Rs 6 crore on its Laxmi Puja event and live telecast on Diwali this year. No reaction was immediately available from the Delhi government.
The mega event that saw participation by Chief Minister Kejriwal was telecast live. (FILE)
New Delhi:
An activist on Tuesday cited an RTI reply claiming that the AAP government in Delhi spent Rs 6 crore on its Laxmi Puja event and live telecast on Diwali this year.
No reaction was immediately available from the Delhi government or Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The activist, Saket Gokhale, tweeted the purported RTI reply to his query from Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation. He said, Delhi AAP Govt. spent 6 crores (approx $0.8 million) of taxpayer money for the Laxmi Puja event & its live telecast done by @ArvindKejriwal on 14 November, 2020. This whopping cost of 6 crores public money was for a 30-minute puja. Thats 20 lakh rupees per minute.
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