Centre sabotaging development works: CM

SIWAN: Chief minister Rabri Devi on Sunday charged the Centre with sabotaging development works in the state.
She said that the Union government is adopting all sorts of gimmicks to defame the state government. She further said that the Centre does not want a government of “backwards� to be in the saddle in Bihar.
Speaking at the Rajendra Stadium in Siwan on the occasion of the final match of the 54th S M Moinul Haq State Football Championship played between Patna and Jamshedpur on Sunday, the chief minister urged the people to establish unity and fraternity and give a befitting reply to forces who are out to disintegrate cohesion and social fabric by means of riots and other violent activities.She said that the state government has done a lot of development works for the people due to which the opposition parties have become anxious and in reaction they are trying to create an atmosphere of hatred and disunity.
The chief minister said that by not releasing funds for construction and repair of national highways, the Centre is defaming the state government. She stressed that the state government is making roads, hostels for minorities and stadiums in the district. She said that Patna, too, will soon have an international airport.
Speaking on the occasion, RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav said that the Hindutva card is being played for the sake of power. No temple, church, gurdwara or masjid is today safe in the country and the country is burning with the feeling of hatred.
He cautioned the people to be vigilant on this point and prepared to lose the independence earned after great difficulties. He said that a great responsibility lies on the Bhojpuri-speaking people to counter these onslaughts as they only represent the true picture of India. He added that sports promote unity in the country and the state government is doing everything to promote it.
Prominent among those who were present on the occasion included ministers Shivanand Tiwary, Awadh Bihari Chaudhary and Ezazul Haque and Mohd Shahabuddin, MP.