Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today alleged that execution of various railway projects in the state during the regime of Lalu Prasad moved at a snail's pace.
"Prasad did not even hesitate to present `distorting' pictures to take credit of railways earning unprecedented profits during his tenure," Kumar told newspersons here at Janta Durbar.
"In distorting the facts, Prasad is like Gobbels who was the propaganda minister of German dictator - Hitler," he said. "Prasad is himself responsible for the tardy pace of progress of railway projects in Bihar and his allegations against the state government in this regard is baseless and misleading," the Chief Minister said.
He brushed aside the allegations of Prasad that the state government was not co-operating in execution of railway projects in Bihar and clarified that the NDA government was serious in acquisition of land for the said projects.
However, the quantum of compensation would be much more when land for the projects was acquired in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state government, he said.
Source: The Tribune 05/Aug/2008
