'Shameless, Insensitive': Social Media Reacts To Central Vista Project Amid COVID Pandemic
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri 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.
"Congress's discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. Cost of Central Vista is about ? 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 ? 3 lakh crore.
We know our priorities," Puri tweeted.? ?
The accusation came 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.
Following which, social media reacted to the minister's post criticising the government for "misplaced priorities" amid a raging COVID pandemic.?
Take a look:
The work on the new Parliament building and revamping the Rajpath has started. The government has set a target of holding the 2022 Republic Day parade on "modernised" Rajpath.
