Patna: In a snub to Mr Narendra Modi after his government advertised Kosi flood relief donation, the Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, has returned Rs 5 crore given by the Gujarat Chief Minister for the flood victims.
Mr Kumar has returned the Rs 5 crore lying unspent in the CM's relief account that was received from Gujarat after floods devastated large parts of the Kosi river belt in 2008, officials said today.
The move comes after local papers last week carried advertisements about the help given by the Gujarat government for Kosi flood victims.
Mr Kumar had criticised the Gujarat government's claim that it had liberally donated aid to Bihar during the 2008 Kosi floods, calling it “uncivilised”.
The Bihar Chief Minister had also taken strong exception to the use of a photograph with Modi in another advertisement published in local dailies and had even threatened to take legal action against those responsible.
