BJP govt spent whopping Rs 44 cr on ads in 3 months in K'taka

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The outgoing BJP government spent Rs 44.42 crore on adver tisements from December 1, 2022 to March 29, 2023, to showcase its achievements to the public of Karnataka.

These details were given to Rajesh Krishna Prasad, a native of Puttur, who sought information under the RTI Act, on how much of the taxpayers’ money was spent on advertisements by the BJP government.

In reply to Rajesh Krishna Prasad, Rohini, deputy director (commercial information) and public information officer of news and public relations department of the government of Karnataka said that the gover nment had spent Rs 27.46 crore on advertisements in the print media and Rs 16.96 crore in electronic media during the period from December 1, 2022 to March 29, 2023, totalling Rs 44.42 crore.