DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 14 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has demanded that the Nagaland State Government “should now decide to take serious austerity measures if there is no better option with their hopeful BJP.” A press note from the NPCC President, K Therie said that the state is “paralysed and frustrated as it cannot do anything even to maintain potholes, broken windows, doors, pay salaries for those that work, deliver MGNREGA, PDS, ICDS, Old age pension and other national flagship schemes.”
“There has been no works program for the last few years but they travel in the most expensive SUVs for their comfort, luxury, style and leisure. They travel all over the world at the cost of tax payers to learn while the public hoped they would change the state into the likeness of the foreign nations they visit. They come back home and start counting their commissions for the next travel to enjoy the beauty of other's creation,” the NPCC alleged.
It said that the government needs to “reduce luxury, style, leisure and unproductive expenditures,” stating that “there is no moral right to spend tax payers’ money without work.” It further demanded the removal of escort vehicles with body guards for Parliamentary Secretaries, Advisers, and Chairmen; and an end to re-employees, backdoor appointments, bogus employees, backdoor appointees and bogus pensions.
“Open job avenues for the youth. Let them have free competition. Merit is the law of justice and equality. Backdoor or bias appointments are the result and source of corrupt election and booth capturing,” the NPCC said.
