Activist complains of overspending by State Legislature Secretariat

RTI activist Bheemappa Gadad has complained that the State Legislative Assembly Secretariat is spending excessively on preparations for the Winter Session, which begins next week at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi.

Mr. Gadad said Legislative Assembly officials wasted precious resources of over ₹ 1.1 crore on furniture and other furnishings.

This includes ₹67 lakh spent on installation of portraits of 11 great personalities and ₹43 lakh spent on the Speaker’s seating arrangements.

He said in a statement that he had written a letter to the State government complaining against it. He also said that he was ready for a legal fight.

“On the one hand, the State government claims to have prevented wastage. On the other hand, some contract employees in some government departments were not paid their salaries on time. In such cases, spending more than ₹1 billion on wastage is unacceptable,” he said.