Hotel Centaur sends Rs 2 crore bill

The nearly four month detention of mainstream politicians at Centaur Lake View Hotel here cost a whopping Rs 2 crore to J&K Government.

An official source said Rs 5000 were charged by the hotelper room for a day. Nearly 40 politicians were detained at the hotel postAugust 5, 2019, when Union Government abrogated J&K’s special status andsubsequently divided it to a Union Territory.

   

The politicians were detained at the hotel from August 5 toNovember 17 last year, before being shifted to MLA Hostel. The hotel wasdeclared as a jail during the period.

 “This is what HomeDepartment has mentioned in its letter to the hotel and only Rs 250 is meantfor a jailed person per day, as per jail manual. However, some funds werereimbursed to them. We are trying to find some middle ground. They (HotelCentaur) are also right in their way considering it is a hotel. Let’s us seewhat happens,’ said the official.

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