Rahul Gandhi desires Central Vista venture scrapped, however MVA govt in Maha is spending over 900 crores for MLA residences

Gandhi-scion and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi awoke on Friday morning to launch an assault on the Modi authorities over the redevelopment venture of Central Vista within the nationwide capital.
Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi mentioned that the redevelopment of Central Vista is a “criminal wastage” and requested Prime Minister Modi to place “people’s lives at the centre” and to not additional the “blind arrogance to get a new house”.

It is essential to notice that the redevelopment venture of Central Vista, i.e., the redesigning of the prevailing central secretariat places of work within the nationwide capital, envisages a brand new triangular Parliament constructing, a brand new frequent central secretariat and the revamping of the three-km-long Rajpath from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President.
Ever because the much-needed bold venture was launched by the Modi authorities, Rahul Gandhi and his Congress occasion have been indulging in politicising the difficulty by asking the federal government to shelve its plans on the central vista venture. While Rahul Gandhi is busy preaching the Modi authorities over the Central Vista venture, the Congress party-led Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra has now undertaken a venture to assemble luxurious residences for the MLAs.
MVA authorities busy spending crores for brand spanking new MLA homes in Mumbai
At a time when Maharashtra is struggling to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities has floated tender looking for bids for the redevelopment of MLA hostel Manora at Nariman Point at an estimated value of Rs.900 crore. The redevelopment tender floated by the Maharashtra authorities has now raised eyebrows within the state as critics are stating the wasteful expenditure by the federal government that comes at a time when the state is dealing with a monetary crunch.
The tender floated by the Maharashtra authorities to assemble luxurious residences to its MLAs at Nariman Point in Mumbai/ Image Source: Om Singh
Earlier, the Maharashtra authorities had entrusted the reconstruction of Manora MLA Hostel in Nariman Point to the central public sector enterprise – National Building Construction Corporation.
In 2017, the then Maharashtra authorities floated the primary tender to reconstruct the Manora MLA complicated at Nariman Point in Mumbai at the price of Rs.400 crore. However, citing delay, the newly elected Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities had transferred the venture to the Maharashtra Public Works Department in December 2020.
As the venture acquired delayed, the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities has now scrapped the sooner tender and has now put up a brand new tender by escalating the price of the venture to Rs.900 crores. Speaking to the Times of India, a PWD official mentioned that the price of the venture would possibly escalate additional. The electrical work alone is estimated to value Rs.250 crore, he added.
Reportedly, the proposed MLA hostel, comprising of two towers, is predicted to be accomplished in three years. If constructed, the hostel will comprise one 42-storey tower and one other 28-storey tower with 675 flats in whole. Each residence will likely be unfold over 1,000 sq. ft, of which 600 sq ft will likely be for the usage of the elected consultant. The remaining 400 sq ft house can be utilized for workplace plus a residence for the non-public assistant of the respective MLA and MLC. 
The multi-crore venture contains the development of gymnasiums on the terrace, assembly and convention halls, ready halls for MLA guests, a canteen, a grocery, a salon, outlets, a dispensary and a theatre. The outdated Manora towers had been demolished in 2018 resulting from their dilapidated situation. Since then, the federal government has been paying Rs 1 lakh to every MLA monthly to seek out alternate lodging in the identical neighborhood.
Instead of questioning the Maharashtra authorities over the wasteful expenditure of Rs 900 crore on the development of luxurious residences to its lawmakers through the pandemic, Rahul Gandhi chooses to politicise developmental initiatives within the nationwide capital and assaults the Modi authorities over the bold Central Vista venture that has been deliberate and funded even earlier than the appearance of the Chinese pandemic within the nation.