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Reactions to the Railway budget Wednesday, February 28, 2001

"Over the years, Railways finances appears to be an area for concern. This year, for example, plan expenditure has gone down to a minimal level. It is not a matter of concern that in this Budget the development targets have scaled down"
Arun Bharat Ram, President, CII

Another opportunity of carrying out fundamental reforms, rationalization of tariff and commercialization of huge idle properties has been lost.
Chirayu R Amin, President, Ficci

He criticed Budget for ignoring Bihar and said this party would go to streets against "discriminatory" approach.
RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad

He describes the Budget as "negative" and said that the whole exercise did not take care of the welfare of passengers and railways employees.

Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Madahav Rao Scindia

The Budget had totally neglected Orissa.

BJD MPs, led by Trilochan Kanungo,

He did not appear happy with Railway Budget but maintained that they could not say anything because of the compulsions of coalition politics.

BJD Mps from Bihar

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