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Many opposition leaders criticised the Budget for being partial towards Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, the states which are ruled by two key allies of the BJP in the National Democratic Alliance...
The opposition INDIA bloc has decided to stage a protest at Parliament on Wednesday over the Union Budget, with many parties calling it "discriminatory" against opposition-ruled states...
Top leaders of INDIA bloc parties assembled at 10 Rajaji Marg residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the Opposition's strategy after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh consecutive budget...
He further said that Karnataka sent a delegation during pre-Budget discussions to meet the Finance Minister and requested Rs 5,400 crore as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, but there was no allocation for the state in the Budget...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said Finance Minister Sitharaman forgot about all other states in the Budget except those which are supporting the BJP-led government at the Centre...
