NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday strongly rejected the cost of favouring solely two states – Andhra Pradesh and Bihar – in her Budget speech and accused the opposition of spreading misinformation for political good points. Andhra Pradesh and Bihar are allies states of the BJP-led ruling NDA and their help is essential for the survival of the Narendra Modi authorities.
“No state is being denied any cash. If a state’s title just isn’t talked about in Price range speech, it does not imply that no cash is given to them,” Sitharaman stated and slammed the opposition for double requirements. The Union finance minister then cited Price range speeches made underneath the Congress-led UPA rule and highlighted what number of states weren’t talked about within the speeches of the then finance ministers.
“I’ve been selecting up on Price range speeches since 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and so forth. The Price range of 2004-2005 didn’t take the title of 17 states. I wish to ask the members of the UPA govt. at the moment – did cash not go to these 17 states? Did they cease it? If that isn’t the case then why are these events now spreading misinformation on solely two states discovering point out in our Price range speech,” Sitharaman stated.
The 2024 Price range speech introduced a number of schemes and allowances for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, which had demanded particular class standing from the Centre. With BJP profitable solely 240 Lok Sabha seats, 32 lower than the bulk mark, Andhra chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar play a key function in propping up the NDA authorities.
“No state is being denied any cash. If a state’s title just isn’t talked about in Price range speech, it does not imply that no cash is given to them,” Sitharaman stated and slammed the opposition for double requirements. The Union finance minister then cited Price range speeches made underneath the Congress-led UPA rule and highlighted what number of states weren’t talked about within the speeches of the then finance ministers.
“I’ve been selecting up on Price range speeches since 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and so forth. The Price range of 2004-2005 didn’t take the title of 17 states. I wish to ask the members of the UPA govt. at the moment – did cash not go to these 17 states? Did they cease it? If that isn’t the case then why are these events now spreading misinformation on solely two states discovering point out in our Price range speech,” Sitharaman stated.
The 2024 Price range speech introduced a number of schemes and allowances for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, which had demanded particular class standing from the Centre. With BJP profitable solely 240 Lok Sabha seats, 32 lower than the bulk mark, Andhra chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar play a key function in propping up the NDA authorities.
