BJP Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Won't Say How He Spent Rs 11 Cr Of His MPLADS Fund Despite CIC Order -Akshay Deshmane

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims he is running a transparent government, but his cabinet colleagues are withholding public information.

NEW DELHI: Union cabinet minister and Lok Sabha member Narendra Singh Tomar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not disclosed how he has spent over Rs 11 cr of his discretionary fund in his Gwalior constituency, despite directions from the Central Information Commission (CIC), HuffPost India has found.

This persistent denial of information by a senior cabinet minister flies in the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims of running a transparent, corruption-free government.

The CIC order was based on a Right to Information (RTI) request—filed in September 2017—asking for details of works recommended by Tomar, progress in their implementation, the details of applications received for public works and the basis on which these applications were accepted or rejected by Tomar.

HuffPost India has reached out to Tomar's office, the Gwalior district collector and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). This story will be updated once they respond.

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