Guwahati: Opposition Asom Gana Parishad
(AGP) on Sunday slammed the Assam government for its 'populist
measures', which, it said, would be disastrous in the long
run.
"The populist short-term schemes launched by the
government is aimed at gaining support but in the longer run
it will prove disastrous," AGP president Chandra Mohan
Patowary said here.
Referring to schemes under NREGA, other central
government projects and "Majoni" and "Mamoni" schemes of the
state government providing support to women, Patowary admitted
that these schemes have generated support for the Congress but
would be 'short lived'.
"Under such schemes small amounts as Rs 5000 is being
given as one time payment to youths but in most occasions the
money is spent on parties", he alleged.
The AGP leader said the Congress, in power both
at the Centre and the state, has taken advantage of various
schemes and are providing these short term schemes to the
people.
"In the long run and for the next government it will
be difficult to sustain and moreover when these youths spend
the money unproductively they will be back to square one and
in need of money", Patowary said.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 17:57