The minister accused of splurging on a five-star suite moves to free government boarding, and his new room number doesn't look very exciting
In contrast, Union Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Khrage, also from Karnataka, is staying at the simple but comfortable Karnataka Bhavan.
A source close to Kharge said, "Kharge never yearns for luxury rooms at five star hotels."
Kharge has been allotted government quarters at No 9 Safdarjung Road. He is waiting for it to be renovated before moving in.
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Coming down heavily on Krishna and Tharoor, Constitution expert Prof Raviverma Kumar said, "Ministers are public servants and must stay at a government guest house so that the public can approach them."
P M Narendra Swamy, minister for women and child development, Karnataka, said, "I am not averse to the idea of staying at five-star-hotels in a personal capacity. But as a minister, I would prefer a government guest house so that I can be in touch with the public."
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Coffee Day boss picks up the tab
B G Siddhartha, founder of the Cafu00e9 Coffee Day chain, picked up the bill for his father-in-law Krishna's stay at the Maurya Sheraton.u00a0 A coffee planter from Karnataka's Chikmagalur district, Siddhartha is a behind-the-scenes operator for the Karnataka minister.
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