There is no case for scrapping MPLADS funds

Kumar, Sanjay, Kabir, Arindam and Rathore, Harshvardhan Singh (2026) There is no case for scrapping MPLADS funds. The Hindu. pp. 1-3.

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Last month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that three Congress MPs from Rajasthan had misused the MPLADS funds. The party claimed that Brijendra Singh Ola of Jhunjhunu had allocated ₹25 lakh, Rahul Kaswan of Churu had allocated ₹50 lakh, and Sanjana Jatav of Bharatpur had allocated ₹45 lakh for developmental work in the Kaithal district of Haryana, instead of utilising the funds for developmental work within their constituencies in Rajasthan. This, the BJP argued, ran contrary to the core objective of MPLADS. It raised concerns about the appropriateness of allocating public funds across State boundaries. The party further alleged that the allocations were politically motivated, as Kaithal is the Assembly constituency of Aditya Surjewala, son of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala.

Item Type: Article in Newspapers and Magazine
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Political Science
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of International Affairs
Depositing User: Mr. Luckey Pathan
Date Deposited: 10 Feb 2026 12:37
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026 12:37
Official URL: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/there-is-no...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/10869

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