‘AIIMS was delayed due to land, other issues’
The Hindu
I-T searches done according to norms, says BJP national president
BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Sunday said the construction of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai was delayed by issues relating to the building design, soil testing and land, but it would come up soon. He was speaking at a press conference on the last day of the campaign for the election. To a question on DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s campaign holding a brick to point out that there was no progress in the construction, Mr. Nadda said the proposal came up when he was the Union Health Minister. “Since I was a Health Minister, I take full responsibility. It is a big project with a cost of over ₹1,100 crore... and with 750 beds. Delays might come in the form of land, building and getting all types of clearances,” he said. On the DMK’s charge that the recent I-T searches were politically motivated, Mr. Nadda said they were done according to norms and based on the information received by the Income Tax Department.More Related News