Debt-ridden Uttar Pradesh sets aside Rs. 81 crore for MLAs' cars
In a controversial move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today proposed that MLAs, who do not have a car of their own, should be allowed to buy a car using state funds if they need one to survey work in their constituencies. The controversial move now allows legislators in Uttar Pradesh to buy a car worth Rs. 20 lakh. This means a whopping Rs. 81 crore will be spent if all 403 MLAs in the state decided to buy cars.
