BJP at centre has always done injustice to Gujarat : Gohil
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- Friday, 12 October 2012 21:02
- Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 21:02
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil has said BJP at the centre has always done injustice to Gujarat.
Sharply reacting to the allegations of injustice to Gujarat by UPA government made by Chief Minister during Vivekanand Yatra, he provided to media details from Gujarat government’s documents to prove his point. On the other hand, he said, Congress government at the centre always provided Gujarat more help.
Referring to the high pitch ad of injustice to Gujarat about reduction in railway line in Gujarat, Gohil said that railway line was reduced not by Congress government but BJP supported V P Singh’s government. Giving details he said that line which was 5396 kms in 1960 progressively increased to 5619 kms when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister. However, VP Singh led government reduced it to 5244 kms when it came to power in 1989-90. He quoted details from Socio- Economic review of Gujarat government for 2011-12.
Thus there was reduction of 375 kms during VP Singh rule and this was further reduced to 5186 during NDA rule. It is ironic that at that time L K Advani, MP, from Gandhinagar was Deputy Prime Minister, he said. However, UPA government increased it by 142 kms to 5328 kms, Gohil pointed out.
Instead of increase the length of national highways in Gujarat has been reduced from 2382 kms to 2354 kms in 2003-04 during the five years of NDA rule. However, in the first year of UPA government in 2004, it increased from 2354 kms to 2647 kms, around 290 kms. This further increased to 3245 kms in 2008-09, he said.
Similarly, he said in the case of Commercial banks, there was negligible increase of 22 branches during NDA rule. However, in the first year UPA rule the number of branches increased from 3689 to 3710 and in the six years it rose to 6433 and thus an increase of 2744 branches which is almost double the earlier figure.
Gohil said that it is evident from the facts and figures that NDA or BJP supported government has always done injustice to Gujarat while Congress has always favoured Gujarat. He challenged the Chief Minister for open debate on issue of the role of central government in giving relief to Gujarat.
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