Kohima, November 27 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) President K Therie today claimed that “fear factor” is pressing intending candidates to seek BJP tickets and termed it a huge mistake.
“Fear of starvation of funds to the State is foolishness. All schemes that are passed through Constitutional provisions will flow normally,” he pointed out, stating that the Finance Commission Award given under Article 280 is released at midnight on the 1st of the every month to the states.
“No one can stop it. The share of the state in the Union Ministries is also well defined and no state can be denied its dues,” he said.
As a tribal state, we also enjoy Article 275(1) providing funds for improvement of tribal areas. In addition to the State List, Nagaland has Article 371(A). Nagaland is the most powerful state after the removal of Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir, he added.
In this connection, Therie asserted that people should drop the mentality of “slavery and build a strong Government to deliver justice, provide safety and security to life and property, build our own resources to become self-content and work for the welfare of people.”
He further alleged that the “BJP is ruling with the support of CBI, NIA, ED and EVMs” and added that in Nagaland, 48 Regional MLAs are “prisoners of corruption chained by CBI, ED and NIA.”
Out of 28 States in the Indian Union, there are 13 BJP ruled states, 13 non-BJP ruled States and 2 Congress ruled States, he added.
‘Why should people vote for criminals? They should first come out clean to seek votes,’ he added.
