Patna: Bihar Rural Works Minister Ashok Choudhary on Friday unequivocally stated that there is no question of department inviting global tender for construction of rural roads in the state.

“Tender for construction of rural roads is carried out on the basis of national bidding in which local people are given priority in award of the tender. There is no question of inviting global tender by the department,” Choudhary told reporters here at a press conference held at IPRD’s conference hall.

“Normally in global tender, bidders from different foreign countries like China, Russia, France etc take part in the tendering process…. The department makes it amply clear that it does not invite any global tender for construction of rural roads,” he said while adding that opposition parties are unnecessarily creating confusion on the issue.

Choudhary said that he wanted to make his stand clear on opposition’s allegations of inviting global tender for........

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