Itanagar: Lamenting ‘rampant corruption and misgovernance’ under the Congress rule, BJP has alleged that funds from central and state resources meant for crucial social programmes were not benefitting the common man.
“Numerous corruption cases are being unearthed in various departments, but no action worth the name has been taken to address them,” the state unit of the party alleged in a statement here on Wednesday.
“The CAG’s indictment of the state government for financial irregularities is a serious matter,” it said.
The party claimed that the state was in ‘acute deficit’ due to fiscal mismanagement.
“Besides budgetary deficit, the excess expenditure of budgetary allocations and advance loans taken from external agencies has put the state under heavy debt burden. While SPA funds are being misused, the fiasco created during the 2013 March ending and advance spending of the amount from the next financial year allocation is a serious economic fraud committed against the spirit of rules,” it alleged.
On the law and order front, the party alleged that the state’s police was neither equipped nor trained effectively.
“Police lockups are easily broken, government officials are beaten up, the dignity of girls is abused, media persons are attacked, young boys are carrying guns, the business community is harassed and general public are not feeling safe,” it added.
Meanwhile, the party demanded complete devolution of powers to the panchayat and municipal bodies, saying the move was essential for planning and execution of developmental projects from the ground level. (PTI)