Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday, 14 January hit back at those who criticised him for gifting 10 copies of the Bhagavad Gita, costing Rs 3.8 lakh, to guests at a festival, and said his critics didn't know the value of the holy book.
The state government came under fire from the opposition, who termed the expenditure “a wastage of money”, after Khattar presented the books to some VVIPs, including the president, on the occasion of Gita Jayanti festival last year.
“Those who do not know the meaning or value of Gita could term it as wastage of money,” Khattar said, while speaking to mediapersons in Karnal. “The books were bought from a reputed company at a cost of Rs 37,900 as against its price of Rs 38,500,” he said.