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The main curate said Kerala is being punished for the advancement achieved successful assorted sectors including education. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Stating that the attack of the Union Budget 2025, “which has summarily rejected the demands of the state” is highly objectionable, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticised the Centre connected Saturday alleging that it “adopted a governmental approach” and factored successful elections portion making allocations.
Responding to the budget, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman successful Parliament connected Saturday, Vijayan said Kerala had sought Rs 24,000 crore for assorted needs. The authorities sought a bundle for the rehabilitation and rebuilding of landslide-ravaged Wayanad and different for further improvement of Vizhinjam seaport.
“The fund volition aggravate inflation, unemployment and poverty. It stymies improvement and infringes upon the national principles of the Constitution. Its attack is highly objectionable,” Vijayan added.
The main curate said Kerala is being punished for the advancement achieved successful assorted sectors including education. “The fund has not announced immoderate enactment terms for cultivation products… There is nary curb connected the import of rubber. The fund has turned into a governmental draught of neglect towards Kerala. It is highly disappointing. The fund should person been a fiscal document, but the authorities has adopted a governmental attack aft factoring successful which spot goes to polls. This would torpedo the attack of equitable development,” helium said.
“The fund has not announced immoderate large projects for Kerala. Our long-pending demands for AIIMS and railway manager mill person not been considered successful this fund also,” helium said.
State Finance Minister K N Balagopal excessively termed the attack of the Union Budget 2025 towards Kerala “highly disappointing”. “There is nary equitable attack towards the states and places with governmental stakes got much allocations,” helium stated.
“Kerala had respective tenable demands and galore morganatic allocations for the authorities person been slashed drastically. The fund has pumped successful funds for Bihar with an oculus connected the upcoming Assembly elections. It is highly deplorable that the fund did not springiness immoderate information to the landslide victims successful Wayanad and the Vizhinjam seaport. The authorities hopes the Union authorities volition rectify its stand,” helium said.
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The minister, who is besides a cardinal committee subordinate of the CPI(M), said factoring successful the state’s population, Kerala has to get an allocation of Rs 73,000 crore successful the adjacent fiscal. However, successful the past year, the authorities got lone Rs 32,000 crore from the Centre.
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