Posted 2/3/2024, 4:30:59 AM
Assam CM Faces Scrutiny Over Use of Public Funds for Flights
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma used crores of public money to hire helicopters and chartered planes for BJP election campaigning, violating poll code
- RTI reveals Sarma also used taxpayers' money to attend weddings and BJP party meetings on chartered flights
- Between May 2021-Sept 2023, Assam government spent over Rs 45 crore on helicopters and chartered flights, mostly for CM
- Information shows Sarma took 240 chartered flights in 2 years, mostly Guwahati-Delhi, costing Rs 2-4 lakh per hour
- Assam's debt has tripled to Rs 1.26 lakh crore under BJP rule, even as public money used for CM's unofficial trips