The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday said the budgetary allocations for the erstwhile state for the year 2023-2024 have failed to cater to the needs of the people. The party said that the Budget has nothing substantial for J&K’s trade, industry and commerce.

Reacting to the budgetary allocations for J&K, party's spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that it's all flamboyance and wordplay. “There is nothing for unemployed youth. No blueprint on job creation for youth. We have lakhs of unemployed youths in J&K. There was not even a single word about addressing the plight of contractual, daily wagers and need based employees,” he said adding, “There is no ray of hope for our unemployed and skilled youth. They have been forsaken.”