Imphal, The CPI termed the Manipur budget “inadequate” to address issues such as people’s suffering due to ethnic violence, rising inflation and unemployment, while the JD claimed that the annual financial statement for the northeastern state was “not fully satisfactory”. CPI(M) terms Manipur budget ‘inadquate’ amid eithnic violence, JD(U) says ‘not fully satisfactory’ The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Manipur budget for the 2025-26 fiscal and supplementary demands for grants, which entails ₹51,463 crore additional spending in the current fiscal. “There has been an increase in allocations as compared to the last fiscal. However, the budget is inadequate to address issues that people are grappling with in view of violence, rising inflation and unemployment,” CPI state unit secretary Kshetrimayum Shanta told PTI. He also claimed that the budget was tabled without any proper discussion and study of the ground realities in the state. “How will this budget cover the requirements of more than 60,000 people who have been rendered homeless? How will the budget compensate them to rebuild houses that have been razed to …