Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday hit back at the Congress for attacking the government over its Central Vista redevelopment project, saying the party s discourse is bizarre as its leaders themselves had supported the idea when the UPA was in power.
Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly criticised the Narendra Modi government over the Central Vista Project
New Delhi:
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday hit back at the Congress for attacking the government over its Central Vista redevelopment project, saying the party s discourse is bizarre as its leaders themselves had supported the idea when the UPA was in power.
The accusation comes hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi government for executing the project, terming it a criminal wastage , while asking the dispensation to focus on people s lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. Cost of Central Vista is about Rs 20,000 crore, over several years. GoI has allocated nearly twice that amount for vaccination! India s healthcare budget for just this year was over Rs 3 lakh crore. We know our priorities, Mr Puri tweeted.
Synopsis
In a series of tweets, the Union housing and urban affairs minister, whose ministry is executing the government s ambitious project, said the Central Vista is not a new project and alleged that during the UPA government, Congress leaders had written about the need for a new parliament.
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Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday hit back at the Congress for attacking the government over its Central Vista redevelopment project, saying the party s discourse is bizarre as its leaders themselves had supported the idea when the UPA was in power. The accusation comes hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi government for executing the project, terming it a criminal wastage , while asking the dispensation to focus on people s lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hardeep Puri slams Congress for flaying central vista project
May 07, 2021
The Government has allocated nearly twice that amount for Covid vaccination
While the cost of Central Vista is around ₹20,000 crore, the government has allocated nearly twice that amount for vaccination, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday in a tweet slamming Congress for criticizing the government s redevelopment project.
“India’s healthcare budget for just this year was over ₹3 lakh crore. We know our priorities. Congress’s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. Cost of Central Vista is about ₹20,000 crore, over several years,” Puri clarified in a tweet.
Hardeep Singh Puri
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday hit back at the Congress for attacking the government over its Central Vista redevelopment project, saying the party s discourse is bizarre as its leaders themselves had supported the idea when the UPA was in power.
The accusation comes hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi government for executing the project, terming it a criminal wastage while asking the dispensation to focus on people s lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Congress s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. The cost of Central Vista is about Rs 20,000 crore, over several years. GoI has allocated nearly twice that amount for vaccination! India s healthcare budget for just this year was over Rs 3 lakh crore. We know our priorities, Puri tweeted.