JDU spokesperson Sanjay Singh addresses the news meet in Patna on Tuesday. Picture by Ranjeet Kumar Dey

Patna, Oct. 28: The ruling JDU today accused the BJP of not paying attention to the cause of Bihar after forming the government at the Centre.

Party spokesperson and Legislative Council member Sanjay Singh also attacked former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi for blaming former chief minister Nitish Kumar for security lapses that led to the serial blasts at the party’s Hunkar Rally last year. He was speaking at a media meet at the party headquarters.

Citing the example of the man who died while trying to board a moving train bound for Bihar at New Delhi station on Saturday, Sanjay said: “The Centre did not pay any attention towards arrangements for special Chhath trains to Bihar. Has it announced any compensation for the deceased’s family?”

He added: “The BJP leaders in the state just keep on creating confusion, especially former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi. It has become his habit to be in the news by making unnecessary comments. How can he blame our leader Nitishji for the Hunkar Rally blast?”

On Sunday, the state BJP had observed anti-terrorism day in Patna in memory of the October 27 blast victims in which Modi had held Nitish Kumar solely responsible for the incident. He had accused Nitish of intentionally not assessing the security preparations at Gandhi Maidan out of jealousy.

Sanjay accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of cutting the state’s share of Rs 5,000 crore under different central schemes. “The Centre has cut the share of the state in central schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

The JDU leader reminded that how the Union minister for road transport, highways and shipping, Nitin Gadkari, had announced that the Centre would overhaul the Gandhi Setu but nothing had happened in that context. “Would Sushil Modi apologise to the people of the state for the false promises made by the Union minister?” asked Sanjay.