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Purnea MP Pappu Yadav has sent us a ₹5 crore defamation notice demanding the removal of our post and a public apology, claiming that the data we shared was false, malicious, and damaging to his reputation.
Welcome to the public court of justice and scrutiny.
The MPLADS portal is intended to ensure transparency in the use of public funds allocated to Members of Parliament. Since these funds come from taxpayers’ money, it is the responsibility of both the government machinery and public representatives to keep the information updated, and as citizens, we have the right to seek clarity and accountability regarding the amount spent and the works undertaken under this fund.
The data presented by our team is based entirely on the information available on the MPLADS portal, and our analysis reflects exactly what has been officially displayed and updated on the platform.
When we checked the MPLADS portal on 4 January 2026, only one work was listed as completed.
However, after our post, 25 projects were marked as completed on 12 January 2026 and 20 on 11 January 2026, all within just two days.
The website was updated with 45 additional completed works, bringing the total to 46.
If all the works were already completed but not updated on the portal, then as a Member of Parliament who receives 1,50,000 free local calls per year, multiple landline and mobile connections, free broadband up to ₹1,500 per month, and high-speed internet up to ₹2,200 per month, all funded by taxpayers, why were the concerned officials not instructed earlier to update the records?
If everything was in order, why were 45 works suddenly marked as completed within just two days after we highlighted the issue?
When we reviewed the updated list of completed works, still completion certificates were uploaded for only 4 out of 46 works and not a single photograph available for any of these projects.
In Serial No. 42, the website shows the completion date as 12 January 2026, while the uploaded certificate states that the work was completed on 01 August 2025.
Similarly, in Serial Nos. 43 and 44, the website shows the same completion date of 12 January 2026, whereas the certificates mention same 01 August 2025 as the date of completion.
Why is there a mismatch between the portal records and the completion certificates?
In the Total Expenditure section, out of 46 entries, 40 have been awarded to the same vendor, “R K Construction.”
As per the MPLADS Guidelines 2023, vendor selection must be done through an open and transparent bidding process. On what basis were such a large number of works awarded to a single vendor?
Is it usual, under an open and transparent bidding process, for the same vendor to receive such a large number of works?
In the Works Recommended section, a total of 101 works were listed, out of which 95 were recommended in September 2024, and nearly 96 out of 101 of these works were for street lighting alone.
Does Purnea require only street lighting, or are there no other development needs in the constituency?
As stated in the legal notice, his public life and conduct are subject to constitutional accountability and lawful scrutiny.
This is exactly what we are exercising, under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution, we have the fundamental right to question elected representatives and seek explanations on the use of public funds.
The data was entirely based on information available on the official MPLADS portal and was shared in the public interest to seek accountability from an elected Member of Parliament.
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