With Modi on fast ministers host fewer state banquets
October 21, 2014 13:52
In other news, our sources in Delhi tell us that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi observes fasts very often and therefore either does not eat or gives state banquets a miss, senior union ministers have been doing much the same.
A minister joked that it saves the state exchequer from considerable expenditure.
In the month of August -- the incidental expenses of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) dropped drastically.
An RTI query on the expenses of the Dr Manmohan Singh cabinet for 10 years -- has created a ripples -- not only in the PMO but also in Congress -- for the lavish spendings.
A minister joked that it saves the state exchequer from considerable expenditure.
In the month of August -- the incidental expenses of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) dropped drastically.
An RTI query on the expenses of the Dr Manmohan Singh cabinet for 10 years -- has created a ripples -- not only in the PMO but also in Congress -- for the lavish spendings.
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