Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Congress Questions Modi's Saudi Trip Costing Over Rs 15 Crore
Imagine the Prime Minister took a very short trip to Saudi Arabia.
Someone asked how much it cost, and the answer was a lot of money – over 15 crore rupees!
Most of the money went to booking an entire hotel.
Someone used a law called RTI to find out the cost.
The Congress party and an activist are asking why so much money was spent, especially on the hotel, for such a short trip.
Some people are upset about how much money was spent on travel.
Others defend the trips, saying they are important for the country.
The total spending on the Prime Minister's trips from 2021 to 2025 will be around 362 crore rupees.
An RTI reply revealed PM Modi's Saudi Arabia visit cost over Rs 15 crore in under 12 hours.
Rs 10.2 crore of the total cost was spent on hotel bookings.
The Congress party criticized the spending, citing it as excessive.
The RTI information was based on a query by activist Ajay Basudev Bose.
The cost of the Saudi trip exceeded expenses of other recent foreign trips.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Party.
- What
- Controversy over the cost of Prime Minister Modi's Saudi Arabia visit.
- When
- April (Saudi Visit), RTI information released August 2024.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Questions raised about the expenses related to the visit, particularly hotel bookings, based on an RTI reply.
Criticism of Expenditures
Defending Expenditures
Excessive Spending
Criticism of Expenditures
The opposition criticizes the high cost of PM Modi's foreign trips, particularly the Saudi visit, as wasteful and a misuse of public funds.
Defending Expenditures
BJP defends the trips, suggesting that the trips are essential for diplomatic relations and the advancement of national interests.
- Total Cost of Saudi Trip
- Rs 15.54 crore
- Duration of Saudi Visit
- Less than 12 hours
- Hotel Booking Cost
- Rs 10.2 crore
- Source of Information
- RTI Reply
- RTI Activist
- Ajay Basudev Bose
- Previous Travel Expenses (2021-2025)
- Rs 362 crore (approximate)