Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal took a jibe at JDU Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Tuesday praised the Union Budget as a “balanced budget”, while his party JD(U) parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha described it as “disappointing”.
“For the last two years, the development of the country has been affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to bring the country out of the adverse situation, the Center through its budget has taken several steps to accelerate the pace of development, which is commendable. I congratulate the central government for presenting a balanced budget,” Mr Kumar said, adding that “the decision of the central government to build infrastructure on a large scale in the country is also laudable”.
Mr Kumar further said, “It has also been decided to increase the quantum of procurement of paddy and wheat in the budget. Apart from this, it has been announced that a corridor for natural farming will be developed at a distance of five kilometers on the banks of river Ganga. This step of the central government is commendable,” he said. That the Government of Bihar is developing a corridor for organic farming from its own resources in 13 districts on both the banks of the river.
However, his party’s parliamentary board chairman and key political aide Upendra Kushwaha described the budget as “disappointing”. “It may be historic for developed states but it is disappointing for Bihar. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman disappointed the people of Bihar by saying nothing on their demand for special status to the state. Mr. Kushwaha also added a hashtag at the bottom of his tweet, which said, ‘The head of the country, Bihar is meditating every day’ (Head of the country, please pay attention to Bihar)”.
The JD(U) is the ruling alliance partner of the BJP in Bihar and at the Centre.
Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal took a jibe at Mr. Kushwaha for his tweet. “If a person who has been a Union Minister expects the budget to announce special category status, then his ignorance can be pitying”. Shri Kushwaha was the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development from 2014 to 2018.
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