Govt defends Central Vista and bullet train
(WorldNews India)

The government on Friday defended the proposed Central Vista and bullet train projects as measures to boost public spending and remained non-committal on the Opposition’s demand for the restoration of the MPLADS funds. Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi, speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on the Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, also refuted the charge of lack of transparency in the PM CARES Fund, set up with the aim of tiding over the corona crisis. The bill, which was passed in the Rajya Sabha after being cleared in the Lower House, seeks...