'K'taka will foot Rs 80 lakh bill for PM's Mysuru stay last year'

Karnataka News: The Congress government in Karnataka will pay the Rs 80 lakh hotel bill which was incurred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stay at the Radisson Blu Plaza hotel during his visit to Mysuru in April last year to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger.

Recently, a row erupted after news broke that the hotel where PM Modi had stayed had threatened legal action to recover its dues, over a year after the bill, which runs up to Rs 80 lakh, remained unpaid.

In a statement on Monday, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said the state government will foot the bill of Modi’s stay and said efforts are being made to resolve the matter in an amicable manner.