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Khandu rues lack of national media attention on Arunachal

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GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Pema Khandu on Saturday said the state lacked attention of national media and felt left out by it. “Presence of national media in Arunachal will prod the government to work better and bring awareness in people,” he said.

Speaking at the India Today Conclave East 2018 and while responding to questions from News Anchor Rajdeep Sardesai, Khandu said, “Delhi may be far from Arunachal but not from its heart. It is the thought that creates distance and not farness.”

“From Statehood day till 2013, there were fewer than 50 visits made by Union Ministers to Arunachal including only four visits by Prime Minister. Now under PM Modi, we have more than 100 visits and PM himself visiting twice in the state,” said the chief minister.

He said, “It is now Delhi coming to Arunachal.”

When asked whether people of Arunachal have lost out on development due to certain few pocketing all the funds, Khandu said that due to absence of national media such situation had precipitated. He also said such situation had occurred because Arunachal didn’t have proper handholding from earlier party in the centre.

“Arunachal wasn’t a highly literate state initially and in those days there weren’t proper assistance, regulation and monitoring of funds that led to people getting deprived from benefits of development,” said Khandu adding that the ruling party in Delhi only cared about controlling Arunachal.

“However, in four years everything has changed under PM Modi. It is no more Delhi controlling us but now there is more emphasis on work and transforming idea into reality,” said the CM.

He also said under his tenure corruption won’t be tolerated and all those involved have to go behind bars. He informed   that there were many recent arrest of high level officers and businessmen.

To a question how does Arunachal deal with ideological issues of BJP, Chief Minister replied that all that BJP cares about is country’s interest. “Never was there any indication from the party pushing their ideological agenda. What we are told is to perform and work,” he said.

 

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