Expressing its displeasure over the alleged indifferent attitude of the PDA government pertaining to many issues concerning the State during the recently-held Assembly session, NPF has asked the ruling coalition to be sincere in its approach towards development of the State.
In a statement, NPF press bureau alleged that many questions put forth by its legislators were rejected in the business list for reason best known to the Assembly secretariat, while some of those raised by the opposition bench during the question hour were not answered or twisted. It said some “pertinent questions” raised by the opposition for a particular department were not answered by the caretaker MLA of the department but by ministers of other departments.
Citing an instance, the opposition party said NPF Legislature Party leader and leader of opposition TR Zeliang sought a clarification from planning minister Neiba Kronu on the road sector on the last day of debate on the budget speech in the House. But the minister failed to provide any satisfactory answer on the much public important issue in the floor of the House, it added.
Kronu simply stated that good quality of roads for Dimapur and Kohima would be completed within two and three years, adding that change would be visible in these two cities. He said the contractors concerned would maintain the roads for three years after completion of their projects without mentioning any particular road.
The opposition leader further asked the minister which were the roads in the two cities and under what scheme the ongoing roads were being executed, besides seeking to know the amount against each road and requesting him to publish the same in local dailies the following day. However, the opposition party regretted that till date no such information has appeared in the local newspapers.