Is President's Rs 6 cr car meant for Batman?: Varun Gandhi
BJP today took potshots at President Pratibha Patil for getting a Rs 6 crore armoured Mercedes car for her use, saying it appears to have been made for superhero Batman, and has been procured at a time when the poverty line is being fixed at a mere Rs 32 per day.
"Colossal extravagance of spending 6 Cr on President's car laughable, if not tragic, at a time when aam aadmi expected to live on Rs 32 a day," BJP national secretary Varun Gandhi said on Twitter today.
"Car can run on flat tyres, has self-sealing fuel tank. Fire extinguishing system is bomb proof.. Is this for Pratibha Patil or Batman?" he added. Patil has been given a Mercedes Benz armoured car whose unique features provide security from military-standard small-arms projectiles and fragments from hand grenades and other explosives.
The government has spent around Rs 6 crore for the car, according to sources.
The specially built car has space for meetings and also boasts of the latest communications and entertainment systems. A normal version of the car was displayed at the 2010 Auto Expo. Patil's car will have a special air intake system which can circulate fresh air even if there are poisonous gases around.
