India News | Union Budget Has Nothing for Violence-affected People of Manipur: Meghachandra
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra on Saturday said the Union budget presented by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not mentioned anything for the people affected by the violence in the northeastern state.
Imphal, Feb 1 (PTI) Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra on Saturday said 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."
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Meghachandra said, "Manipur and North East region is facing a lot of issues, particularly the Manipur violence. The budget did not address anything of the violence affected people. 60,000 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."
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