Ranchi, Mar 21 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Babulal Marandi on Saturday wrote to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleging non-utilisation of bulletproof vehicles.
In the letter, Marandi, who is also the leader of the opposition in Jharkhand Assembly, stated that in December 2024, the home department purchased 17 bulletproof vehicles for the movement of VVIPs, including the CM, former CMs, Governor and others.
“Out of these 17 new bulletproof vehicles, three have been allocated for your (CM) use, two to Raj Bhavan, and the remaining 12 vehicles have been kept in the Headquarters Reserve Transport (HQRT) in the name of VIP Movement,” Babulal mentioned in the letter.
He claimed that most of these vehicles were not being properly utilised.
“If these vehicles are not used, then what was the need to purchase them? Money spent on them could have been saved,” he added.
He alleged that the vehicles provided to former CMs are 10–12 years old and their conditions are not good.
“Even the bulletproof vehicle allotted to me is quite old and keeps breaking down repeatedly,” he claimed.
He said the unused vehicles should be allocated to the chief secretary, DGP, home secretary, and cabinet secretary. PTI RPS RPS MNB
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