Nitish Kumar's 7 Questions to PM Narendra Modi

Patna: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed this morning in Bihar where he will launch the BJP's campaign for the upcoming state polls, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar targeted the PM with a series of questions.

"I am raising 7 critical issues-2 specific to Bihar and 5 that in my view people across India want to hear from the Prime Minister," Mr Kumar said in a tweet this morning.

Taking a dig at the Prime Minister, he said, "We're grateful after 14 months Modiji finds time to visit Bihar as we get ready to hear more promises what about the old ones?"

"You promised special status for Bihar. 14 months and people are still waiting," the Chief Minister said in his posers to the PM.

"With 14th Finance Commission report and withdrawal of BRGF (Backward Regional Grant Fund), Bihar to lose Rs 50,000 crore in five years. Is this your cooperative federalism?" he asked.

"People are awaiting to get their Rs 15-20 lakh from the blackmoney you promised to bring back from abroad. Could we hear something on this?" he asked.

"First U-turn on MSP, then your apathy towards farmers's distress and finally your new land bill. Is this what you promised to farmers?" he asked.

"By 2022 you have promised house for everybody with facility of electricity and water. How would be fulfilled without allocation of fund or any plan so far?" he asked.

"You started Jan Dhan scheme in the way to make people believe that it's not only a bank account, but it's opening peoples fortune. Today more than 70 per cent accounts are ineffective. Nobody knows how poor would be benefited from such bank accounts?" he asked.

Mr Kumar also alleged that a few capitalists had benefited from the central government and asked when 'achche din' would come for the common man.

With the PM's visit to Bihar coming ahead of the crucial Assembly elections, Mr Kumar, whose hostility towards him is well known, set the stage for political fireworks, by posing the questions.