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Mehbooba Mufti spent Rs 82 lakhs in 6 months as J&K CM on bedsheets, furniture, TV etc reveals RTI query

Jammu
January 7, 2021

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti spent nearly Rs 82 laksh in six months from January to June 2018 on the refurbishment of her official residence in Srinagar's Gupkar Road, when she was the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The expenditure was all paid by the Government of India, an RTI reply has revealed. The RTI application was filed by Jammu and Kashmir based activist, Inam-un-Nabi Soudagar.

The response to his RTI query revealed that between January -June 2018, Mufti spent nearly Rs 82 lakh on bedsheets, furniture, TVs and other items. The RTI response also shows that on March 28, 2018 Mehbooba spent Rs 28 lakhs in a single day for buying carpets.

In June 2018 alone, she spent more than Rs 25 lakhs on various items, including LED TVs worth Rs. 22 lakh. The RTI response further reveals that bedsheets worth Rs 11,62,000 were purchased on February 22, 2018.