Rashtrapati Bhawan asks for return of gifts taken by private family trust of Pratibha Patil
Rashtrapati Bhawan asks for return of gifts taken by private family trust of Pratibha Patil
New delhi, Sep 25: The President's Secretariat has taken steps to recover return gifts received by former President Pratibha Patil in her official capacity as President of India, says RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal. A
The RTI activist says, the definition of ‘family-members' of President entitled to enjoy at public expense should be fixed preferably allowing only the spouse of the President to enjoy such facilities.
However if the spouseof the President may not be fit to accompany him or her in official trips, another member of President's family may join the President in official trips, Agrawal suggests.
