House panel to pursue Rly issues with Centre
BHUBANESWAR : Under attack from the Opposition for the last few days in the House over the mining scam issue, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members today sought to retaliate by criticising the Centre for its step-motherly attitude towards development of railway infrastructure in the State.
Raising in the issue during zero hour, Kalpataru Das (BJD) demanded that a House committee should be constituted to pursue the matter with the Centre.
The House committee should meet the Railway Minister at New Delhi and protest, he said.
Das said that allotment for different projects has gone down from Rs 949.34 crore in the last budget to Rs 715 crore in this budget. Stating that Orissa gives a revenue of Rs 5,000 crore to the Railways every year, Das alleged that the demands of the State are always ignored.
This is gross injustice towards Orissa, he said, adding that the meagre allocation in the budget this year will also adversely affect completion of railway line projects in the Naxalite affected areas.
Supporting his party colleague, Sanjay Das Burma said that a resolution should be passed in the House condemning such attitude of the Centre towards Orissa.
Several new railway line projects including the Khurda-Balangir project will be affected because of the meagre allocation, he said, adding that this will also have adverse impact on industrialisation of the State.
BHUBANESWAR : Under attack from the Opposition for the last few days in the House over the mining scam issue, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members today sought to retaliate by criticising the Centre for its step-motherly attitude towards development of railway infrastructure in the State.
Raising in the issue during zero hour, Kalpataru Das (BJD) demanded that a House committee should be constituted to pursue the matter with the Centre.
The House committee should meet the Railway Minister at New Delhi and protest, he said.
Das said that allotment for different projects has gone down from Rs 949.34 crore in the last budget to Rs 715 crore in this budget. Stating that Orissa gives a revenue of Rs 5,000 crore to the Railways every year, Das alleged that the demands of the State are always ignored.
This is gross injustice towards Orissa, he said, adding that the meagre allocation in the budget this year will also adversely affect completion of railway line projects in the Naxalite affected areas.
Supporting his party colleague, Sanjay Das Burma said that a resolution should be passed in the House condemning such attitude of the Centre towards Orissa.
Several new railway line projects including the Khurda-Balangir project will be affected because of the meagre allocation, he said, adding that this will also have adverse impact on industrialisation of the State.
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