Oppn spread rumours on Karnataka, is silent on Cong-ruled Punjab: Sushil Modi

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil

Kumar Modi on Thursday charged the opposition with spreading rumours that BJP-ruled Karnataka had sought cancellation of trains ferrying away migrant workers while remaining silent on not a single Shramik Special coming to the state from Punjab where the Congress is in power.

The Deputy CM, who is one of the states senior-most BJP leaders, said already two trains have arrived from Karnataka and more were to follow in the days to come and bristled at the Congress paying just under Rs six lakh for bringing some students and labourers from Gujarat but touting it as a great benediction bestowed upon by Sonia Gandhi.

In a series of scathing tweets, Modi sought to debunk the allegations by the opposition RJD-Congress combine which had on the previous day attacked the B S Yeddyurappa government for reportedly seeking cancellation of trains following pressure from the builders lobby.

Two trains have already come from Karnataka and eight more ...