Tatas wish to come to state, says Nitish

PATNA: After nine months in power as chief minister, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday sort of boasted of having brought about a complete change in the image of what was once the badland. "You know, Tatas want to invest in Bihar," he said. The CM said he is in receipt of a letter from Ratan Tata, saying he wanted to come to Bihar. "I have also written back to him saying he is most welcome," Nitish told media persons, attributing the change to his nine-month rule. Nitish went on. Investment proposals worth about Rs 9,000 crore have been cleared by the NDA government, he said and added, "That is a record in itself". He said he is trying to serve Bihar to the best of his ability. "I am trying to write a new story for the state every day," he said. He, however, said that decisions taken by him are not final. "I respect suggestions made by others and my doors are open for people giving suggestions," he said. The CM also took a dig at railway minister Lalu Prasad. "There are many other projects besides the one to connect Hathuwa and Bhatni (the track reportedly being laid to connect the native villages of Lalu and Rabri)," he said sarcastically and complained that work on all other rail projects in Bihar has stopped.