SHILLONG: The president of the Meghalaya Pradesh Youth Congress Richard M Marak on Monday said that the MDA government is the most corrupt and incompetent government.
“Why did the chief minister meet the junior finance minister for the fund crunch that the state is facing when he has already met the PM and the HM? Is he unaware of the protocol that he has to go and meet a junior MoS when it could be done with a single phone call or if he could have sent one of his ministers instead? The only reason that we can see is that it looks like he is working when he uploads a photo on social media of him meeting people and gallivanting around the world,” Marak said.
He also went on to say that the ground reality is grim and the government is not taking any of these issues seriously and seems to be only bothered about feeding misinformation to the people.
“The mandate of the people was for a new Meghalaya. Let’s see what will happen in this new Meghalaya as promised by the present government, the major one of which is the financial crisis in the state,” he said.
Marak said that there are serious issues that will not be solved on social media and that the chief minister should seek the advice of an economical expert and not his PR manager.
“You can fool people sometimes but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Is this the resurgent Meghalaya? Is this ache din?, he asked.
He also went on to say , “Due to this, several welfare schemes have been discontinued or are defunct such as social assistance schemes, old age schemes, sports promotion schemes, district art and culture societies, youth development fund, festivals, trainings and coaching for which funds were sanctioned district-wise during the previous government”.
“Salaries for government employees for the coming months are also uncertain. Wages of muster-roll workers, ASHA workers, teachers and GHADC employees have not been paid. Contractors of all departments are not being paid their pending bills. Even though it was announced in the media, there is no certainty that the 30 per cent arrears will be released. Even emergency services have been hit. Development projects which have been already been sanctioned are not starting and others are stuck without any progress. Maintenance of amenities like roads and street lights are also non-existent,” he said.
