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No taxpayers' money was spent on personal celebrations of Modi and Manmohan Singh, reveals RTI
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New Delhi: A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that neither Prime Minister Modi nor the late former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh used government funds for personal Diwali celebrations in during their respective mandates.
Pune-based activist Prafful Sarda filed an RTI application in November 2024, seeking details of the two leaders' annual expenses for the Diwali festival. Both Dr Singh, who died on December 26, 2024, and Prime Minister Modi claimed that no public funds were spent on their personal celebrations.
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In a response dated January 3, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) clarified that no government money was used for the personal expenses of the two prime ministers. Deputy Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) Parvesh Kumar said, “The personal expenses of the Prime Minister are not borne by the government. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) does not spend money on the Prime Minister's personal expenses. »
In light of RTI's response, Prafful Sarda expressed hope that other political leaders, including ministers, governors, chief ministers, MPs and MPs, will follow the same practice of not using government funds for personal expenses, regardless of their political affiliation.
“I hope other ministers, governors, CMs, MPs and MPs will follow the same, irrespective of their political alliance,” remarked RTI activist Sarda.
The revelation comes amid controversy over Prime Minister Modi's 7.5-carat diamond gift to US First Lady Jill Biden during her visit in 2023. The diamond sparked an international debate after US authorities l were valued at $20,000, while the Indian Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the gemstone, grown in a laboratory, had a much lower estimated value of less than Rs 2 lakh.
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