PM’s stay in Mysuru: Hotel threatens legal action for non-settlement of bills of over ₹80 lakh
The Hindu
The hotel where Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed during his visit to Mysuru in April 2023 has threatened legal action for non-settlement of bills amounting to ₹80.6 lakh.
The hotel where Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed during his visit to Mysuru in April 2023 has threatened legal action for non-settlement of bills amounting to ₹80.6 lakh.
Mr. Modi was in Mysuru to inaugurate 50 years of Project Tiger event which was organised by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF).
It transpires that the State Forest Department was instructed to conduct the event from April 9 to 11 at a cost of ₹3 crore and was assured of 100% Central assistance. The programme was conducted at a short notice as per the directions of the senior officials from MoEF and NTCA and the total cost of the event went up to ₹6.33 crore.
Though ₹3 crore had been released by the Centre, the balance of ₹3.33 crore is yet to be released despite exchange of communication between the State Forest Department and the MoEF.
Perusal of letters between the MoEF and NTCA indicates that the cost of the event was originally pegged at ₹3 crore, but as per the instructions given by NTCA officials and the requirements of the Prime Minister’s programme, a few additional activities were included and hence the event management company to which the programme was outsourced, submitted a revised quotation and the same was circulated to all officials during a videoconference.
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) of Karnataka wrote to Deputy Inspector-General, NTCA, New Delhi, on September 29, 2023 reminding him of the dues. But the NTCA wrote back on February 12, 2024 that expenses pertaining to the stay of Prime Minister entourage at Radisson Blu in Mysuru, should be reimbursed by the State government.
Subsequently, another letter dated March 22, 2024, was written by the present PCCF Subhash K. Malkhede reminding the NTCA of the dues, including non-clearance of hotel bills of the Prime Minister’s stay at Radisson Blu amounting to ₹ 80.6 lakh but there has been no reply so far.
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