” … I’ve repeatedly spoken for this [special status], I instructed them as effectively [NDA]. I instructed them to offer us both a particular standing or a particular bundle,” a grinning Kumar mentioned.
“As a follow-up, they’ve introduced support for lots of issues … We have been talking of particular standing and lots of people mentioned that the availability for particular standing has been finished away with a lot earlier. So, as a substitute of that, they’ve now introduced support to assist Bihar,” the CM mentioned.
Will the demand for particular class standing proceed?
“They’ve began giving support to help Bihar,” he mentioned.
The Nitish Kumar authorities has been underneath assault by the opposition relating to the particular standing demand. The Centre on Monday had categorically refused to fulfil the demand.
Earlier than the presentation of Union Funds, Kumar in a cryptic method had simply mentioned, “Sab kuch dhire dhire jaan jaiyega (You’ll get to know all the things in the end).”
The BJP, which has did not get a majority within the Lok Sabha by itself, was depending on its allies to achieve the magic variety of 272 and type the federal government for the third time underneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP’s tally was 240 and this meant that Mr Kumar’s JDU, with its 12 MPs and Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP, with 16, performed a vital position in authorities formation.
Within the Union Funds, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced Rs 26,000 crore enhance for roads and highways in Bihar. She additionally introduced two new highways within the state and setup of a number of airports, medical schools and sports activities infrastructure within the state.
