Dalmia adopts Red Fort; what next on Modi's lease-out list, asks Congress

The Congress took potshots at the BJP over leasing out of the Red Fort to Dalmia Bharat group

Business Standard reported on Friday that the 77-year-old Dalmia Bharat group had become the first corporate house in India to adopt a historical monument under a contract worth Rs 250 million (Rs 25 crore) for a period of five years. The Dalmia Bharat group beat IndiGo Airlines and GMR group to bag the contract under Modi government's ‘Adopt A Heritage’ scheme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Dalmia Bharat Limited, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on April 9, even though the Ministry of Tourism went public with the deal on April