Posted 12/26/2023, 1:01:54 PM
Kharge Slams 'Brazen Waste' of Funds on Modi Selfie Booths at Stations While Funds Pending for States' Relief Efforts
- Kharge criticizes Modi government for setting up "selfie booths" with PM Modi's photos at railway stations, calls it a "brazen waste" of taxpayers' money
- Says funds are pending for opposition-ruled states for drought/flood relief and MGNREGA, but government spending on "cheap election stunts"
- Shares RTI showing selfie booths set up at stations at a cost of ₹1.25 lakh (temporary) and ₹6.25 lakh (permanent)
- Calls it a "self-obsessed promotion" and "absolutely brazen waste" of money that could have gone to soldiers or public welfare
- Earlier railway board directed zones to install booths with 3D sculptures highlighting government schemes like Skill India and Ujjwala Yojana