PM Narendra Modi’s claim on Thursday that his NDA government had spent Rs 2,100 crore on construction of toilets in Karnataka triggered a war between Congress supporters and BJP wokers on Twitter and other social media platforms.
Minutes after the PM’s nearly 45-minute interaction with his state party workers through a mobile app, BJP’s social media unit put out a comparative statement on household toilets constructed during the first four years of Congress-led UPA government and four years of NDA government. The BJP claimed that 34 lakh toilets were constructed at a cost of Rs 2,100 crore by the Modi regime under Swachh Bharat Mission while the progress made during the UPA rule was 20 lakh toilets at a cost of Rs 350 crore.