Rail Budget 2016: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says has no expectations from Suresh Prabhu

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Stating he had 'no expectations' from Rail Budget 2016, which is to be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 25th February, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today opposed the Centre's decision asking state governments to invest in Indian Railway projects. (Express Photo)

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Rail Budget 2016: "I do not have any expectations from railway budget. Though the nation has always big expectations from railway budget…Railway minister (Suresh Prabhu) is my friend and wish him best," Nitish Kumar, said while talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting. The Central government should work for development and expansion of Indian Railways across the country, Nitish Kumar said. (Express Photo)

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Rail Budget 2016: "State governments have been asked to make investments in the railway projects of the concerned state. In how many areas and sectors, the state government will invest. The development and expansion of railways are the responsibility of the Central government," Nitish Kumar said. Stating that Indian Railways should not allocate 'token' funds, Nitish Kumar said that people have huge expectations from railways whose various projects are pending in Bihar. (Express Photo)

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Rail Budget 2016: Centre is talking about private investments in Indian Railways which is in bad shape, Nitish Kumar said and added that it was the Centre's responsibility to develop railways in a manner that its benefits should be passed on to all people. Railways play a bigger role in unifying the country, he added. (Express Photo)

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Rail Budget 2016: Nitish Kumar's grand secular alliance partner and RJD leader Prasad, who had served as Railway minister in the UPA I government, had shot off a letter to PM Narendra Modi about the "recent flawed policy moves of Railways." (Express Photo)

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RJD leader Lalu Prasad had on Monday criticised the BJP government at the Centre for pushing Indian railways into "serious crisis". "The decision to recklessly increase financial leverage manifold by signing MoUs for borrowing of 40 Billion US dollar from institutions like LIC and JICA, that too for unremunerative and cash guzzling projects like Bullet train is likely to prove suicidal," Lalu Prasad had said. (Express Photo)