Union interim budget completely ignores TN’s welfare says Stalin
The interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday completely ignored the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu and has been prepared without any concern for the development of the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin said.
The state has been systematically ignored in this interim budget presented by Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, he said.
“The DMK MPs will raise the issues in Parliament. I would like to inform that they will stage a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the Parliament premises wearing black badges,” Stalin, who is the president of the DMK, said in a release here.
After coming to power for the second successive term and ruling the country for 10 years, the BJP which has not made any significant achievements to mention, presented an interim budget at the end of its term in office.
“Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented an empty budget that has nothing to weigh upon. Also, it lacks mention of Centre’s past achievements nor does it offer a solution to the present problems or guarantee future benefits,” the chief minister said.
On the whole, Sitharaman read out a budget speech devoid of any announcements and it showed the “indifference” of the regime coming to an end, Stalin claimed in the release.