Patna, (Bihar Times): Two days after laying the foundation of Rs 2052 crore diesel locomotive factory at Marhaura near Chapra the railway minister, Lalu Yadav, on Monday repeated the same performance in his old parliamentary constituency, Madhepura. The only difference is that Madhepura would be producing electric locomotives––at least 120 in a year. The factory in Marhaura (Chapra) would be producing 150 diesel engine every year.

But the railway minister quickly tried to dispel the impression that he was rewarding his electorate by stating that the railways were not establishing these two factories in Chapra and Madhepura because he got elected but because the people of the region had enough potential to contribute for the development of the state. The Rs 1,300 crore engine factory would provide thousands of jobs in Madhepura. Besides, railway training schools will be opened both in Madhepura and Chapra. Like in Chapra he announced several other broad conversion and new rail track laying projects in the Kosi belt.

While the railway minister in his foundation laying-spree is leaving no stone unturned to take a dig at the Nitish Kumar government and urging the people to attend the Chetawani rally schedule to take place in Patna on October 28 the chief minister, on his part, hit back at him by stating that Lalu Prasad was getting trapped in his own web. He charged the RJD chief with misusing the railway functions for promoting his party.

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