Fund Deficiency For Non-Ally States And Lack Of Schemes, Opposition Criticizes Union Budget 2024-25. Allies and opposition parties have criticized the Union Budget 2024-25 as discriminatory and biased towards the ruling NDA government. INDIA bloc opposition leaders are set to stage a protest march to the Parliament, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will boycott the NITI Aayog meeting on July 27 as a protest.
Pramod Tiwari, Congress leader, said the opposition parties are unhappy with the new budget. He alleged the Center has ignored non-BJP-ruled states in the budget. Tiwari said the budget has been blacked out wherever there is a non-BJP government.
He added that development is just a word, there’s nothing. The Congress leader said they would raise this in the Parliament. Tiwari highlighted that it should be a budget for the whole country, and not just for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Politically Biased Union Budget 2024-25
Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal chief minister, described the budget as ‘anti-poor’ and ‘politically biased’. She believes Bengal has been deprived, the budget is not poor-friendly and directionless. Banerjee alleged that the budget just serves a political mission.
Stalin said Tamil Nadu was completely ignored in the budget which only favored certain states. He pointed out that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman forget all the states except those that sustain the government, like Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. The Tamil Nadu CM highlighted that there are no funds for Chennai Metro Rail Phase-2 and Metro Rail Schemes for Madurai and Coimbatore.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav opined that the budget neglects the interests of the youth and farmers. About development measures for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, he believes it’s the ruling party’s political compulsion to save its government.
Yadav questioned where there were similar allocations for the state of Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, AAP also criticized the budget, referring to it as ‘jhunjhuna’ – nothing for the farmers, youth, women, and employees – people are getting nothing from it.
Union Budget 2024-25 for Viksit Bharat
However, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sitharaman for prioritizing education, employment, and skill development in the budget for Viksit Bharat.
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He said the budget instills confidence in India’s potential and reinforces its commitment towards inclusive prosperity for the underprivileged, women, and farmers. Home Minister Amit Shah said the budget will empower the cooperative movement in the country and strengthen its reach at the grassroots level. He added it will also enhance the rural economy.
