Modi has failed in exam, say Nitish and Lalu

Term the budget disappointing and anti-people

March 01, 2016 04:17 am | Updated September 06, 2016 08:43 am IST - Patna:

>Reacting to the Union Budget on Monda y, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his coalition partner, RJD chief Lalu Prasad, termed it a “disappointing budget”.

They also said > Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed in his “examination ” as the “budget promises acchhe din (good days) only for the hoarders of black money and not for the common people”.

“It is a disappointing budget and the Prime Minister has failed in the examination…the budget promises acchhe din only for those who have hoarded black money”, said Mr. Kumar, talking to journalists in Patna.

Earlier on Sunday >Mr. Modi had said in his monthly radio broadcast that he had an “exam on Monday ” alluding to the upcoming budget.

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