Badal's two months medical bills: Rs 85.82 lakhs

PATIALA: Expenses on medical bills claimed by Punjab chief minister as well as tea and snacks served at the state secretariat, where the CM and his deputy do not make infrequent visits, are becoming an expensive affair.

Responding to an RTI application, CMO said medical expenses claimed from the state exchequer during May and June this year were Rs 85.82 lakh. Details of the bills were, however, not provided.

Another information sought under the RTI revealed about Rs 10 lakh was spent on serving tea, cold drinks and snacks to visitors at the state secretariat in the past two years.

Ironically Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal are not regular visitors to the state secretariat.