‘Will Acche Din come for those who are waiting for it?’

March 01, 2015 01:37 pm | Updated 01:37 pm IST - Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said the Union Budget has brought “Acche Din” for those who were already enjoying “Acche Din”.

“The budget has brought ‘Acche Din’ for those who were already enjoying ‘Acche Din’ It remains a question when will ’Acche Din’ come for those who waiting for it eagerly”, Mr. Yadav said.

He said that he had written a letter to all the MPs of the state for getting better facilities for the state.

“There are a lot of issues including that of national highways. I hope that they will raise the issues now that the budget has come,” he said at the inauguration of cycle track here.

The state government, Mr. Yadav said, was working on making use of cycle as public transport and cycle tracks have been made in Lucknow and Agra.

Alleging “step-motherly” treatment of the state in the hands of the Centre, PWD minister Shivpal Yadav said that state had demanded Rs. 200 crores for maintenance of national highways and only Rs. 14 crores were given by the Centre.

“Earlier people did not know which highways they are using. Now we have installed signboards on national highways so that people should know that despite paying for tolls they were not getting good roads”, he said.

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