Jammu, March 10 -- People's Democratic Party (PDP) Legislative Party Leader and MLA from Pulwama, Waheed Ur Rehman Parra, on Monday delivered a scathing critique of the recently tabled Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory budget, arguing that it lacks originality and fails to address the pressing concerns of the region's youth and marginalized communities. Speaking in the Assembly, Para accused the government of relying excessively on centrally sponsored schemes while neglecting state-specific initiatives that could uplift the people of J&K. He called the budget a missed opportunity that neither offers hope nor healing to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Para further questioned the absence of a state-specific vision, arguing that the budget...