Summary:
Jodhpur, Apr 2 (PTI) Attributing the delay in the construction of the refinery in Rajasthan"s Barmer to the BJP"s indifference towards the project, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said it has also almost doubled up the project"s cost from Rs 40,000 crore to about Rs 72,000 crore.
He also took a dig at the Centre over the rise in fuel prices saying the rates began soaring soon after elections in the five states.
“The refinery work is in progress.
It has been delayed for five years by the BJP.
We inaugurated the project in 2013 with a target of completion in 2017.
But the BJP government did not take interest in the project for the five years of its term,” he said.