Srinagar, Feb. 11 -- Handwara legislator Sajad Lone, "questioning the absence of the ruling party's manifesto promises in the budget", asked why the ruling party's manifesto promises had not been translated into concrete budgetary allocations.

Terming the J&K budget as bureaucratic, Lone, who is also People's Conference chief, on Tuesday said the budget lacked the distinctive political imprint.

Lone said that the budget political mark in the budget is missing. "That mark is not visible," Lone said.

He suggested this disconnect would become a recurring point of contention from the opposition over the next five years, stating, "So if the mark of the manifesto is there, why is it not in the budget? This is a question that the opposition w...