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Nitish Kumar hails Mamata's railway non-privatisation announcement

The Bihar chief minister also welcomed the announcement of Banerjee allotting five to six new trains to Bihar though, he said, he had demanded at least 15 new trains for the state.

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today welcomed railway minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement that there was no move to privatise the railway sector.

Before leaving for New Delhi to receive the 'politician of the year' award being presented by a renowned private TV news channel, Kumar said that he would give a detailed reaction after he had gone through the budget papers.

Kumar also welcomed the announcement of Banerjee 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.

Kumar, a former railway minister himself, said that he too had made a similar move during his regime.

Kumar said that he would expect proper release of funds from the ministry to complete the pending Railway projects in the state such as railway factory at Harnaut, rail bridges on river Ganga and Kosi. Asked to compare railway budgets  presented by Lalu Prasad and Mamata Banerjee, Kumar said Prasad kept on harping his achievements as to how he made the railways a profit making unit.

He alleged that Prasad had brought profits to the railways by fudging figures and Banerjee took the wind out of his claim
by bringing out a white paper on the status of the railways.

Kumar also talked about creation of a Rs17,000 crore special Railway protection fund and formulation of a safety plan hoping Banerjee would consider his plans.

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