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Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader said helium cannot springiness immoderate reply to allegations of excess spending for Pustaka Mela connected Vidhana Soudha premises — isolated from the expenditure connected installations of astute locks and different things wrong MLAs’ rooms astatine Legislators’ Home — unless the aforesaid is enactment successful writing.
Speaking with reporters successful Mangaluru connected November 25, Mr. Khader said nary of the MLAs person truthful acold complained to him astir the expenses made by his office.
Recently, Y. Bharath Shetty, Mangaluru City North MLA, and Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, erstwhile Legislative Assembly Speaker and Uttara Kannada MP, had accused Mr. Khader’s bureau of excess spending connected the Pustaka Mela, isolated from the massage chairs installed successful Vidhana Soudha and bedsheets, curtains, astute doorway locks, astute harmless lockers, stainless h2o purifiers, and astute energy-saving devices installed wrong MLA’s rooms astatine Legislators’ Home.
Denying these accusations, Mr. Khader said silk shawls, each costing ₹25,000, which were fixed to writers participating successful Pustaka Mela, were procured from Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation. Additionally, the handicrafts items were procured by his bureau from Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation, helium added.
He further explained that the massage chairs were installed for escaped by companies. “MLAs determination a batch successful cars, which takes a toll connected their backs. To supply indispensable carnal relief, these massage chairs were installed,” Mr. Khader said.
