Gujral offers Rs 2cr of MPLAD fund for Covid relief

Tribune News Service

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Jalandhar, March 26

As the Jalandhar administration is gearing up to tackle Covid-19 spread, Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral has offered to spend Rs 2 crore from his MPLAD fund for the purpose.

Talking over the phone, Gujral said: “I have told the district administration to send me all requirements at the earliest on Whatsapp. I will sanction whatever they will ask for. Since the government has now allowed using MPLAD fund for disposables such as gowns and thermal guns, I can even approve any such demands.”

The Akali MP, who hails from Jalandhar, said: “I am ready to spend entire Rs 5 crore MPLAD fund allocated for discretionary funds annually under the scheme for Covid relief in the constituency.”