IMPHAL, 1 Feb: Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra on Saturday said that the union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not mentioned anything for the people affected by the violence in the Northeastern state.
He told reporters here that the union budget is “not people-friendly and is biased and politically motivated.”
Meghachandra said, “Manipur and Northeast region is facing a lot of issues, particularly the Manipur violence. The budget did not address anything of the violence-affected people. Sixty thousand people are languishing in relief camps and the budget has not mentioned anything for them, including construction of houses for them.”
He alleged that the budget “will make the poor poorer and the rich richer.” (PTI)