Summary:
Congress state media committee vice-president Bhupendra Gupta said, there are already two bhawans of MP in New Delhi, including MP Bhawan and Madhyanchal Bhawan. After the completion of Rs 650 crore new Vallabh Bhawan annexe, state has approved construction of a new MP Bhawan in Chanakyapuri , New Delhi.Spread over an one acre, the new MP Bhawan will have state-of-the-art facilities and will be built at a cost of Rs150 crore. Officials said the current MP Bhawan is a 55-year-old building located at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolai Marg in Chanakyapuri. Officials said the current MP Bhawan is old and does not have modern-day facilities. Congress, however, raised eyebrows over the construction of new MP Bhawan and accused the government of wasting tax payers' money, while BJP called it a necessary expenditure considering the future needs of Madhya Pradesh..