Rail Budget will fulfill aspirations of Haryana people: CM

By Harynanewswire

CHANDIGARH, Feb 22

Haryana Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda today expressed the hope that the Railway Budget for the year 2013-14 would fulfill the  of the people in the State and the State might get the project of a Rail Coach Factory  for which it had been urging the Union Railway Minister, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal.

The Chief Minister was replying to the questions of media persons here today.

When his attention was drawn towards the inter-state water issue as mentioned by the Governor, Mr Jagannath Pahadia in his address to the members of the Legislative Assembly on the first day of the Budget Session of the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said that Haryana was not getting its due share of Ravi-Beas waters due to non-completion of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal and that was a big loss to the State. There was also Presidential reference in this issue. “Haryana would do its best to get its due share of water”, he added.

In reply to a question concerning the Governor’s address in the House today, the Chief Minister said that we would follow his directions and thank him for highlighting the achievements of the State Government.

GEETA BHUKKAL HAILS GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS

Haryana Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal has hailed the Governor’s address in the Budget Session of Haryana Assembly today and said that the Governor has highlighted and praised the achievements of state government.

            Mrs. Bhukkal was replying to the queries of media persons during the ongoing Budget session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.

            She said that Governor’s address highlighted all the significant developmental works being carried out by the state government in every field. On being asked to comment on the issue of walk out by opposition, she said that opposition should come and raise the issues of their constituencies which they represent and participate in the session.

FDA TEAM SEIZES  INTOXICATING DRUGS IN KAITHAL

 A team of Haryana Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raided residential premises of one Jitin Gupta, in Kaithal and seized intoxicating drugs of 13 kinds. Also, it was an unlicensed premises and one of the seized drugs was under the category of Narcotics drugs under Narcotics Drug Psychotropic Substance (NDPC) Act 1985

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of FDA said that an FIR has beenregistered against the accused at Civil Lines Police Station, Kaithal.

          He said that the Police took Jitin Gupta in custody on the spot and a separate case would be initiated against him under the Drug and Cosmetic Act 1940.He said that chemist shops in Cheeka and its surrounding villages were also raided and many contraventions of Drug and Cosmetic Act 1940 were found. Action would be initiated against the culprits under the law, he added.