CPM MLA blames Jai Ram Govt for violating constitutional provisions  

The CPM member Rakesh Singha today blamed the Jai Ram Thakur  govt of violating constitutional provisions in the state budget presented on March 4 by the chief minister, Mr Singha was speaking on the budget in the state assembly on Tuesday. Mr Singha citing the special constitutional provisions of fixed budgetary allocation of 21.19 per cent and nine pc for the development component for SCs and STs alleged that insufficient allocation is a blatant violation of the constitutional provisions. He said that budget outlay of Rs 12932 crore has been made for development of Scheduled caste component and Scheduled Tribal development .He pointed out that the State Government have earmarked just 18.55 pc for development of scheduled castes and 6.61 pc for tribal development vis a vis the mandatory constitutional provisions of 21.19 pc and nine pc respectively. He argued that several budgets allocations made before this year never cut down these special components.  CPM legislators alleged the government indulged in creating rifts between sections of societies, putting them against each other . He blamed the Govt for diverting the allocation of  development of scheduled castes and scheduled  tribes to spend in pensions. He cautioned the treasury benches to not divide the cross section of society by indulging in such tactics. Raising the agrarian crisis and slump in the prices of apples in the market he  said that during the Prime Minister in past Lok Sabha and Assembly election successive rallies he promised to impose 100 per cent  import duty on the imported apple to save the apple economy, did not fulfill. Mr Singha said that the Horticulture Minister who is in the house, could save the economy of apples, if he is willing to do so as the crisis is absolutely clear. CPM MLA also accused the Saffron govt to indulge in bovine rhetoric and charged the government for meeting injustice with the cattle by not being serious on the issue as  well. He said that allocation for the  Animal Husbandry and Horticulture has been cut down in the budget. He said that the budget for the animal husbandry was reduced to Rs 469 crore to  Rs 477 crore last year. He wanted to know that if the state is growing at the rate of 8.3 percent why does the state  rely upon whooping borrowing. He said that instead of burdening the state red book, the government should seek more funds form the central government.