After the Delhi government admitted to spending Rs 1,073 crore on advertisements in the last three years, the Supreme Court today said that if Arvind Kejriwal’s government can spend Rs 1,100 crore on ads, “certainly contributions can be made to infrastructure projects”.
The court was hearing a plea on the delay in implementing the Rapid Rail Transit System that will connect Delhi, Meerut and Ghaziabad. On July 3, the Delhi government had told the apex court it did not have adequate funds to allocate for the project. According to Bar and Bench, the court had said, “If you have money for advertisements, why don’t you have money for a project that will ensure smooth transport?”
