BJP workers protest Railway budget

BJP workers staged a protest against Railway budget in Patna on February 27, 2013.
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Bihar CM expresses displeasure on Railway budget

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his disappointment on the Railway budget with regard to 'lack of attention' on safety measures and said adequate attention should be paid in this regard. Kumar was talking to reporters in Patna on February 25, 2011. He also said that there were no concrete proposals for Bihar.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

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Protest against Railway budget

Members of rickshaw, thela, tumum and hawkers unions staged demonstration at Patna Junction on February 25, 2011 in protest against the Railway budget. They said there were no provisions made in the budget to provide license to hawkers.

Krantikari Communists Vichar Manch activists staged demonstration in protest against Railway budget for neglecting Bihar.

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No hike in railway fares keeps passengers happy

Union Railway Minister Mamataa Banerjee presented Railway budget for the year 2011-12 in the Parliament in New Delhi on February 25, 2011. Railway passengers at Patna Junction took their time off to hear and view the budget speech of Railway Minister on hanging TVs located in different platforms. Passengers finally had a sigh of relief as there was no hike in railway fares.

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Bihar CM hails Railway Budget

Bihar Chief Minister talks to media on Railway Budget in Patna on Fenruary 24, 2010.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar welcomed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement that there was no move to privatise the railway sector.
He said he welcomed the proposal of allotting five to six new trains to Bihar though, he said, he had demanded at least 15 new trains for the state.
"Mamata Banerjee has done a great service by announcing that candidates appearing in the Railway Recruitment Board examinations can write their papers in regional languages including Urdu," he said.
The chief minister said that he would expect proper release of funds from the ministry to complete the pending railway projects in the state such as rail factory at Harnaut and rail bridges on river Ganga and Kosi.
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