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Modi presses ahead with $1.8 billion parliament renovation even as Covid-19 ravages India
While hospitals plead for.
Updated: May 6, 2021 9:30 PM
Posted By: CNN
While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients die in their thousands, India s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing ahead with a $1.8 billion parliamentary revamp including a new home for the country s leader.
The decision to continue with the project in the capital, New Delhi, has infuriated the public and opposition politicians, who have pointed to the apparent disconnect in pouring millions into a construction project when the country is struggling with its worst-ever public health crisis.