Health and wealth

On Wednesday, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari landed at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters to counter alleged attempts by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to undermine the Rs 1.25 lakh crore package that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced for the poll-bound state earlier this month. Gadkari addressed a press conference and issued a long press release on how the Bihar CM had indulged in misinformation when he alleged that most of the projects were old and had been repackaged. Gadkari said he was there at the rally in Arrah when the PM announced the package. He said everyone in the crowd and those on the dais barring one person, stood up to applaud the PM's announcement. Gadkari later enquired who the gentleman, who sat quietly on the dais, was and was told he was a minister in Kumar's government. Gadkari was inclined to conclude that Kumar and his associates suffered from "heartburn"; so they couldn't appreciate the PM's largesse.