Govt denies claim it spent 300% more on G20 than its budget, issues statement

Centre's Press Information Bureau (PIB) said TMC leader Saket Gokhale's claim that it spent "300% more" on G20 Summit than the funds allocated in Union Budget, was "misleading". "The...expenditure is majorly towards permanent asset creation by ITPO & other infrastructure development which is not limited to hosting G20 Summit alone," said PIB.