UP given ‘step-motherly treatment’,says Maya

Mayawati felt the Budget does not reflect any concern for the aam aadmi and has not said anything about filling up the backlog quota meant for SCs and STs. Moreover,several projects are still incomplete.

The chief minister also said that though the UPA government has made announcements to construct new railway tracks between Amethi-Shahganj,Amethi-Sultanpur and Sambhal-Gajraula,other parts of the state have been ignored. The release termed the UPA government’s slogan Sasti Rail and Sukhad Yatra as an eyewash. Mayawati alleged that the Budget lacks focus on the safety aspect of passengers.

The release stated that the Budget has exposed the hollow claims of the UPA government about Samveshi Vikash (inclusive development) and disappointed those who live in remote areas.

It seems that the Railway Budget has been prepared in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal,it added.

BJP calls Budget trackless
The national general secretary of BJP,Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the Railway Budget is a mere box of announcements.

Calling it a “moneyless and trackless budget”,Naqvi said the announcements are an eyewash. He is in Lucknow to be part of BJP’s protest against inflation on Thursday.