Secular alliance dubs PM's six point prog as Nitish's copycat

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Oct 25 2015 | 8:22 PM IST
The grand secular alliance comprising JD(U), RJD and Congress today termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's six-point programme for Bihar's development as a "copycat" of Nitish Kumar's vision document.
Addressing an election rally at Marhaura in Saran district, the Prime Minister talked about development promising "bijli-paani-sadak" (electricity, road and water) and "kamai-padhai-dawai" (earning, education and medicines) for each family in the state.
"The Prime Minister talked about 'bijli-paani-sadak' and 'kamai-padhai-dawai' in the rally in Saran. This is nothing but a copycat of Nitish Kumar's seven point agenda (for Bihar's development in the next five years). The copycat announcement in the middle of the elections will not help BJP," JD(U) Rajya Sabha member and national spokesman Pawan Verma told reporters here during a joint press conference of alliance leaders.
Nitish Kumar's seven point agenda for Bihar's development incorporates the six point programme announced by the Prime Minister, Verma claimed adding Kumar has a fixed time frame for implementation of each scheme and how it would be incorporated in the state's budget.
Kumar, in August last, had announced a Rs 2.70 lakh development plan known as vision document, which includes a seven-point agenda for development in the next five years, in response to the Prime Minister's announcement of special package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar.
In his seven-point agenda, Kumar promised electricity, drinking water, toilets, colleges including for professional courses, Rs 500 crore venture capital fund for young entrepreneurs, loan for students, free Wi-fi etc.
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First Published: Oct 25 2015 | 8:22 PM IST

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