- Congress and Trinamool claimed the government spent 300% more than the allocated budget for G20.
- Trinamool leader on Monday claimed that ₹990 crore was allocated for hosting the G20 summit in the last Union Budget. But the government actually spent ₹4,100 crore.
- The Congress attacked PM, Modi, for overspending for his ‘show off’. “PM Modi spent extra money to put up his posters ahead of the Lok Sabha election, to shine his image.
- The PIB fact check team said the claim is misleading as there has been expenditure towards permanent asset creation and other infrastructure development.
The government once again rubbished Trinamool leader Saket Gokhale’s other claim on G-20 that the budget allocated for G20 was overshot by 300%. The PIB fact check team said the claim is misleading as there has been expenditure towards permanent asset creation and other infrastructure development — not limited to the hosting of the G20 summit only.
Citing reports, the Trinamool leader on Monday claimed that ₹990 crore was allocated for hosting the G20 summit in the last Union Budget. But the government actually spent ₹4,100 crore. “Why shouldn’t BJP be made to pay this extra ₹3110 cr since it was clearly non-essential spending purely for Modi’s self-advertisement & personal PR for 2024 elections?” the Trinamool leader tweeted.
The Congress also made it an issue and attacked PM Modi for overspending for his ‘show off’. “PM Modi spent extra money to put up his posters ahead of the Lok Sabha election, to shine his image. Covering up the poor of the city, PM Modi made elaborate arrangements for the guests including the silver and gold-plated tableware,” the Congress’s video said.
Delhi was decked up to host the world leaders for the two days of the G-20 summit which concluded India’s year of G-20 presidency. The summit achieved 100% consensus on the New Delhi leaders’ declaration making it a success of India’s presidency.
On Sunday, which was the second day of the summit in Delhi, Saket Gokhale claimed there was flooding at the venue of the summit. The PIB claimed there was no flooding; only minor waterlogging in the open areas was reported after heavy rain which was swiftly cleared.
The government on Monday fact-checked a “misleading” claim shared by Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Saket Gokhale on G20 expenditure. The Rajya Sabha MP had claimed that the government spent “300% more on G20 than the funds allocated in the budget.”
Refuting the claim, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) called the claim misleading. It stated that the quoted expenditure is majorly towards permanent asset creation by the Indian Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and other infrastructure development which is not limited to hosting the G20 Summit alone.
(With inputs from agencies)
