With a view to attract more tourists Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to lay the foundation of a world class convention centre at Rajgir worth Rs 33 crore even as Opposition leaders have termed his holiday at the tourist place as a waste of money.
Bihar Cabinet ministers arrived at the Rajgir hillock on Tuesday to conduct their weekly Cabinet meeting.
Nitish himself came for the meeting in a helicopter. The state government gifted its employees a New Year gift and cleared the Sixth Pay Commission at the well-known tourist spot of Bihar.
"I took a break and came here. We held a Cabinet meeting too," says Nitish.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi says, "This is a gift for the people of Bihar."
Nitish also seems to be in a party mood as he along with his team of officials will be at Rajgir for one week.
The purpose, he says, is to hit two birds with one stone - take a break as well as promote Rajgir on the national tourism map.
"This is a tourist place and we need to promote it," says Nitish
From tonga (horse pulled cart) rides to enjoying the beauty of nature and local delicacies, he is revelling in all this place has to offer with the media following his every move.
Nitish's political opponents have found enough reasons to train their guns at him for what they call holidaying at public expense.
But Nitish seems unfazed. Maybe taking a cue from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who has gone all out to promote Gujarat as a tourist destination, Nitish plans to promote not just Rajgir, but other tourist spots of Bihar.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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