The Himanta Biswa Sarma government in Assam has spent a higher amount on advertisements over two years than the previous BJP government did in its five-year tenure, according to data shared by information and public relations minister Pijush Hazarika in the state assembly.
Responding to a query by independent MLA Akhil Gogoi, the minister told the assembly that the current BJP government has spent Rs 130.59 crore over the last two years while the previous one spent Rs 125.60 crore over five years, Scroll reported.
