Indian PM Spends a Whopping 642 Crore on Travel

Rahul Gandhi:

Rahul Gandhi, the Congress vice-president whom everyone looks up to as the youth icon of India is one of those politicians of the country who spent in lakhs and crores for a trip in and around the country and abroad too.  His trip to Tamil Nadu in 2009 raised quite a few eyebrows as his three day visit is believed to add to a sum of around 1 crore, reported The Hindu.

The report also reveals that Gandhi who flew back to New Delhi in an eight-seater Falcon 2000 aircraft which belonged to the Mumbai-based Taj Air costed approximately 20.31 lakh for a oneway trip. On September 8, Gandhi was on a day-long whirlwind tour to southern districts and had used a Pawan Hans helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram after arriving there in the Beechcraft. The total cost incurred was around 15 lakh for all these trips.