BJP MP Wants His Development Funds To Be Used For Bhajans In Temples
NDTV
Under the MPLADS, MPs have Rs 5 crore at their disposal every year. They suggest to the district collector the development projects on which the money should be spent.
Ballia's BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast has directed officials to use his MPLADS fund for organising "bhajan-kirtans" at temples, an unorthodox use of a fund meant for development work at the constituency level.
The ruling party MP said he took the decision to generate "spiritual awakening".
Mr Mast instructed that all "small and large temples" located in the district's municipal council area should be surveyed, and arrangements made for "bhajan-kirtan" (devotional songs) and procuring musical instruments, the district information department said.
In a directive to district officials on Sunday, the politician said his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) fund can be used if there is a problem in organising "bhajan-kirtans" and arranging musical instruments for the temples.