‘Central Vista Is Criminal Wastage’: Rahul Gandhi Tells Govt To Put People’s Lives At Centre

Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday criticized the central government for moving ahead with the Central Vista project, saying the government should keep people’s lives at the centre amid the current COVID-19 crisis.

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi wrote, “Central Vista is criminal wastage.  Put people’s lives at the centre- not your blind arrogance to get a new house!”

https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1390519549301305346?s=20

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea to stop construction work of the Central Government’s Central Vista project amid an increase in COVID-19 cases.

The apex court, in a petition filed by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi, has asked the apex court to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in compliance with orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority during the subsistence of the peak phase of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court has said that “we will see it.” However, the top court has not given any date for hearing the matter. The construction of the Rs 20,000 crore project in the national capital has been brought under the ambit of “essential services” by the central government.

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