Paswan seeks Bihar CM’s apology for criticising Budget

Patna, March 1

Observing that the Centre has offered a slew of bonanza to Bihar in the Union Budget for 2015-16, Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today sought Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s apology for his diatribes against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The announcement of construction of an AIIMS-like institution, special package on the lines of Andhra Pradesh among other sops for Bihar in the Union Budget augurs well for the future which must be appreciated by one and all, the Union Food and Consumers Affairs Minister told reporters here.

Paswan asked the Bihar Chief Minister to see the difference in approach of the UPA and NDA towards development and welfare of the state.

While the UPA government had ignored Bihar’s justified demand for the special package despite the CM wooing the Congress since split with the NDA, the Modi government has accommodated aspirations of the people of Bihar by announcing special package and other sops despite Kumar’s persistent attack on the PM, Paswan stated. — PTI