Taking to Twitter, Singh said that the Congress’s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. "Cost of Central Vista is about Rs 20,000 crore, over several years. GoI has allocated nearly twice that amount for vaccination! India’s healthcare budget for just this year was over Rs 3 lakh crore. We know our priorities," he wrote.
He added that there are hundreds of projects being executed by various departments. "Governance hasn’t come to a standstill, unlike the Congress’s times of policy paralysis. Central Vista is just another ongoing project. It’s only the Congress that’s obsessed about it, nobody else," the Minister added, tearing into the opposition party.
Adding more facts, he said that only projects for the new Parliament building and the rejuvenation of the Central Vista Avenue have been awarded at an estimated cost of Rs 862 crore and R477 crore respectively till now.
What is Central Vista Project ?
A plan to redevelop the 3KM long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate .This will have a new Parliament Building ,Common Central Secretariat , New residence for PM Vice President ,New Building for PMO.Contractor is Tata Projects Ltd, Architect is HCP design planning and Management. October 2022 in the winter session of Parliament in the 75th year of Independence completion deadline.
Shiv sens slams Modi Government
In an editorial of Shiv Sena's Samna News paper , Shiv Sena has slammed the Modi government for he Central Vista project.Shiv Sena said while smaller countries in the neighbourhood are offering help to India to tackle COVID-19 like Bhutan is sending Oxygen , Bangladesh has sent 10,000 Remdesivir , the Modi government is not even ready to stop the work of the multi-crore Central Vista project.
"The UNICEF has expressed fear that there is a threat to the world from India due to the pace at which coronavirus is spreading in the country. It has also made an appeal that maximum number of countries should help India in the fight against COVID-19. Bangladesh has sent 10,000 Remdesivir vials, while Bhutan has sent medical oxygen. Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka have also offered help to 'aatmanirbhar' India," the Sena said in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana.
Supreme Court declined PIL
The Supreme Court also declined to entertain a plea against the Delhi High Court’s adjournment of a PIL seeking a halt to the construction of certain stretches of the Central Vista amid the pandemic. It told the petitioners to request the High Court to urgently list the matter.