SHILLONG, JUN 29: BJP legislator and Pynthorumkhrah MLA AL Hek on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been sending “marathons of union ministers” to Meghalaya with development packages, and it is now up to the state government to ensure those schemes are implemented on the ground.
“I would like to thank the prime minister for sending marathons of union ministers to Meghalaya with packages for development. Now it is the responsibility of our state government to implement those packages that have been sent through the NDA government,” Hek told reporters.
When asked about the ruling NPP claiming credit for central schemes, Hek maintained that the origin of the initiatives is clear.
“Any political party can take credit, but everybody knows these are all schemes coming from the Prime Minister of BJP. He is the prime minister of the NDA, of course, but he is from the BJP. So whatever has been done is due to the blessing of the BJP at the centre,” he said.
Hek stressed that implementation depends on the concerned state departments.
“If the scheme comes from the PWD department, the PWD department has its own way of executing the work. When it comes to the health department, the health department has its own way of implementing it,” he explained.
He added, “If the central government sends a package to the PWD department, we have entrusted the PWD department to do the needful to ensure all schemes from the central government reach the people. In the health department, it is the duty of the health minister and the department to implement the scheme so that it reaches the people.”
“We are concerned about the different schemes sent by the Centre. It is the duty and responsibility of the state government to implement these schemes and ensure they reach the people,” Hek said.
Dismissing suggestions that the flow of central assistance was timed with elections, Hek said, “It is not related to elections. That is development. Development happens at any time. We are looking for a lot of development coming to Meghalaya, particularly in the tourism, sports and health sectors.”
The BJP leader noted that his party continues to seek more support from the Centre.
“We have also requested the union government under the leadership of the prime minister to send as much as possible. They have been doing so by sending marathons of union ministers with packages to Meghalaya for the development of our state. From the party, we are also pursuing the same matter for the all-round development of Meghalaya,” he said.
