Niti Aayog, the Government of India’s policy think tank, has placed Nagaland among the lowest-performing states in its latest assessment of state performances under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework.
Responding to this assessment, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) through its Communications Department issued a statement on Monday emphasizing the significance of the SDG India Index as a comprehensive evaluation of socio-economic and environmental criteria across states. The NPCC expressed concern over Nagaland’s position at the bottom of the rankings, calling it “worrisome.”
”This is a massive vote of no confidence from the central government, and a clear vindication of our party’s constant assertions on the utter failure of the corruption ridden NDPP-BJP government in the state,” stated the NPCC.
The NPCC also criticized the NDPP’s President for attributing their recent electoral defeat in the General Elections to national and international issues, just a day after the index publication.
“NDPP blaming the Central Government, which incidentally is led by its alliance partner – the BJP, under the circumstances is a proverbial case of the pot calling the kettle black, and is a well planned diversionary tactic taken out of their collective Modus Operandi of deceit and jumlabaazi,” the NPCC added.
The NPCC expressed irony over the situation, highlighting its impact on the people of Nagaland. It stressed the need for improved governance and accountability, stating, “The people of Nagaland deserve better, and the sooner the government of the day mends its ways, the better for the people, and for them as well, otherwise as they say, you can’t fool all the people all the time.”