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The remark from Kurian, portion speaking to reporters successful the nationalist capital, came successful the aftermath of aggravated disapproval of the national fund 2025-26 from the ruling CPI(M) and the absorption Congress successful Kerala. (Image: @GeorgekurianBjp)
Union Minister George Kurian said that if Kerala wants much funds from the Centre, the authorities should state that it is backward successful presumption of education, infrastructure, and societal welfare.
The remark from Kurian, portion speaking to reporters successful the nationalist capital, came successful the aftermath of aggravated disapproval of the union budget 2025-26 from the ruling CPI(M) and the absorption Congress successful Kerala, which connected Saturday accused the cardinal authorities of “neglecting” each of the state’s demands.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, authorities Finance Minister K N Balagopal, and Leader of Opposition successful the authorities assembly V D Satheesan said that respective of the state’s demands, including a peculiar fiscal bundle of Rs 24,000 crore and different bundle for the rehabilitation of Wayanad, were “ignored” successful the budget.
They termed the fund “condemnable”, “extremely disappointing” and “unfortunate”.
Following their remarks, Kurian, the Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and Minority Affairs, said that the Centre allocates specified fiscal packages to states that are backward connected assorted indices.
“You denote that Kerala is backward, that it does not person roads, bully education, etc. If you accidental that Kerala is down different states successful presumption of education, infrastructure, and societal welfare, past the (Finance) Commission volition analyse it and springiness a study to the cardinal government.
The cardinal authorities volition instrumentality a determination based connected the report. It does not determine connected its own,” helium said.
Irked by his remarks, CPI(M) authorities caput M V Govindan deed back, saying that the Centre wants Kerala to beryllium backward, “but that volition not happen”.
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He said that the cardinal authorities is expected to assistance Kerala make further, “instead of asking it to spell backwards”.
“So, George Kurian’s assistance is for Kerala to spell backwards,” helium contended portion speaking astatine an lawsuit successful the authorities capital.
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