UP given 'step-motherly treatment', says Maya
Express News Service Posted online: Thursday , Feb 25, 2010 at 0212 hrs
Lucknow : Chief Minister Mayawati described the Railway Budget as a
disappointment for the people of Uttar Pradesh and said the state has
received a "step-motherly treatment".
A press release issued by the state's Public Information department
said the Budget has paid special attention to West Bengal and Mumbai.
Tourist spots, places of religious importance and big cities in Uttar
Pradesh have been ignored, it added.
Mayawati felt the Budget does not reflect any concern for the aam
aadmi and has not said anything about filling up the backlog quota
meant for SCs and STs. Moreover, several projects are still
incomplete.
The chief minister also said that though the UPA government has made
announcements to construct new railway tracks between Amethi-Shahganj,
Amethi-Sultanpur and Sambhal-Gajraula, other parts of the state have
been ignored. The release termed the UPA government's slogan Sasti
Rail and Sukhad Yatra as an eyewash. Mayawati alleged that the Budget
lacks focus on the safety aspect of passengers.
The release stated that the Budget has exposed the hollow claims of
the UPA government about Samveshi Vikash (inclusive development) and
disappointed those who live in remote areas.
It seems that the Railway Budget has been prepared in view of the
forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, it added.
BJP calls Budget trackless
The national general secretary of BJP, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that
the Railway Budget is a mere box of announcements.
Calling it a "moneyless and trackless budget", Naqvi said the
announcements are an eyewash. He is in Lucknow to be part of BJP's
protest against inflation on Thursday.
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