" Don’t give me these useless jumlas (fake promises). I’m getting them at every Disha Committee meeting. Last time as well, when I inquired about MPLADS, and our DISHA committees meet so regularly, whenever I asked about MPLADS, I was told that there was absolutely no hiccup and that 90% of our money was on the ground.

But what turned out to be the reality? " What I am trying to say is that I don't need your assurances to 'address' it—get the bloody job done now! The time for 'addressing' things is gone.

Those are two-year-old matters. Those are one-and-a-half to two years old matters. The BJP MP also questioned the utilisation of funds allocated for development works, saying nearly Rs 11 crore had been released while only a small portion had reportedly been spent.

" What am I supposed to say before the media out there? That people come here only to draw their salaries? What am I supposed to say about the people of our state?

What am I to say about their work ethic? That they are utterly lazy, utterly incompetent people occupying these chairs? Is that what I should say to the national media?

About my own constituency? The MP directed officials to expedite the pending development works and report on their completion.