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By Express News Service - NEW DELHI
28th September 2012 08:56 AM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who gave a sermon to the nation about money not growing on trees, spent Rs 7,721 on each plate of dinner that was served at the recent third anniversary celebrations of the UPA-II government held at his residence here.
Ironically, the Singh-led UPA-II government expects the aam aadmi to live on Rs 26 or Rs 32 a day.
Effectively, what Singh has spent on each plate, could feed 296 aam aadmis for a day.
This information was revealed in response to an RTI application filed by activist Ramesh Verma. According to the reply, at a time when fiscal deficit remains a cause of worry and the growth rate is floundering, Rs 11,34,296 was spent on food at the dinner party. A sum of Rs 14,42,678 was spent on tent arrangements and Rs 26,444 was shelled out for flowers. The total bill of an ‘austere’ government’s dinner party was Rs 28,95,503.
The PM had invited 603 people for the party but only 375 invitees attended it.
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Comments(6)
Why Not let UPA have a Bash? After all they have made good money in past few years: 2G Scam, CWG Scam, Adarsh Scam, CoalGate scam etc etc etc. The pickings were ripe. UPA does have a money tree called 'Scam Tree'. These people live like Kings with a Queen as head. After all Politics is meant to fool people and make money. So why not make merry? Plus the foolish Bharat people name their Buildings, Parks, Airports, etc etc with Congress Leaders names. Life is good so enjoy it. And these people are making good on their 'Promises' to the nation. Life couldnt be better can it? ..........Another example: Take 10 Janpath's Electricity Bill for 3 years: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Sonia-Gandhi-s-power-bill-over-Rs-7-lakh-for-3-years/Article1-623106.aspx.
Posted by Observer at 09/28/2012 09:49 Reply to this Report abuse
The figure per head looks high since only 375 attended against 603 invited people. hence it is simple arithmetic.This consolation does not justify the expenditure. Perhaps the British rulers were more sensible and followed their rules ( which thy have enacted) than the present indian maharajas
Posted by ganesan.r at 09/28/2012 19:33 Reply to this Report abuse
Did anybody expect anything better from this pack of crooks?
Posted by Kurian Mathew at 09/28/2012 20:17 Reply to this Report abuse
Dinner at Rs 7721 makes a depressing reading-Should not there have been some compunction left in the organisers of this dinner or in the diners/netas in this congregation and how could they digest what they ate at Rs 7721 a plate while aam admi would have been waiting outside the hall to eat the remnants of this lavish Rs 7721 dinner!!
Posted by sampath at 09/28/2012 22:41 Reply to this Report abuse
As per their calculation that amount is enough for an Aam Aadmi for a year.
Posted by doc at 09/28/2012 23:15 Reply to this Report abuse