Tamil Nadu Government Should Take Blame For AIIMS Project Delay: Nirmala Sitharaman
The DMK members shouted "Eppo" in Tamil demanding to know when the hospital would be built. The Minister replied in both English and Tamil. Nirmala Sitharaman said the state government should take the blame for AIIMS delay, not the Centre New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the ‘budget’ for the proposed AIIMS hospital at Madurai in Tamil Nadu escalated by ₹ 700 crore since land acquisition was delayed and that the state government should take the blame for it. Speaking on the debate on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha, Ms Sitharaman, amid slogan shouting by DMK members said the budget for the proposed hospital went up from ₹ 1,200 crore to ₹ 1,900 crore since land acquisition was delayed by Tamil Nadu. The DMK members shouted “Eppo” in Tamil demanding to know when the hospital would be built. The Minister replied in both English and Tamil. Ms Sitharaman said, hence, the state government should take the blame and not the Centre cannot b...