SHILLONG, Feb 4: The central government’s allocation of Rs 1,500 crore to the North East during the Budget session has rendered Congress MLA, PT Sawkmie, disgruntled.
Casting aspersions on the Centre, Sawkmie said that there is nothing to cheer about this year’s
Budget session.
The Congress leader also questioned as to how all Northeastern states would benefit out of Rs 1,500 crore.
Stating that this year’s Budget clearly fails to address the problems plaguing the common people of India in general and North East in particular, Sawkmie said that Budget 2022-23 should have zeroed in on alleviating the woes of the ones who have been subjected to unemployment by COVID-19 pandemic.