Union Budget is biased, completely ignored TN, claims CM Stalin

“The demands are galore … highways and railway projects, Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects. Why thing has been given? What is stopping you?” Stalin asked successful a station connected the societal media level X.

Terming the Union Budget arsenic ‘prejudiced’ successful truthful acold arsenic Tamil Nadu was concerned, the Chief Minister said adjacent the sanction Tamil Nadu was not mentioned.

ஒன்றிய நிதிநிலை அறிக்கை என்றாலே தமிழ்நாட்டைப் பொருத்தவரை ஓரவஞ்சனைதானா? தமிழ்நாடு என்ற பெயர்கூட தொடர்ந்து இடம்பெறுவதில்லையே?

எத்தனையோ கோரிக்கைகளை முன்வைத்தோமே, அதில் ஒன்றைக்கூடவா உறுதிசெய்து அறிக்கையில் சேர்க்க மனம் வரவில்லை?

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— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) February 1, 2025

Tamil Nadu occupied a salient spot successful each the reports of the Union Government including the Economic Survey, Ranking of Higher Education Institutions, and the NITI Aayog report, and they each praised the state’s activities. “But wherefore is Tamil Nadu wholly ignored this twelvemonth successful the Budget?” Stalin, who is president of DMK, asked.

“Should not the fiscal allocation bespeak astatine slightest a tiny portion of the involvement shown by the Centre successful imposing its connection argumentation connected Tamil Nadu overmuch against the state’s wishes?” the Chief Minister asked successful the post.

He argued that a simplification successful cardinal backing accrued the fiscal load connected the authorities government. The Centre has already imposed assorted restrictions connected Tamil Nadu alone.

“The BJP’s charade of deceiving the radical of India, arsenic usual, done bare rhetoric and deceptive overtones, continues. If schemes and funds are announced lone for election-bound states oregon BJP allies-ruled states, past what is the request to telephone it a ‘Union’ Budget? #BudgetBetrayal #Budget2025,” the Chief Minister said.

Though the Budget has a fewer invited features similar the income taxation exemption of upto Rs 12 lakh per annum nether the caller taxation regime, Tamil Nadu was ignored again and the deficiency of immoderate announcement connected petrol/diesel taxation simplification and GST taxation reduction/simplification that could supply alleviation to the mediocre and needy, was a large disappointment, histrion and president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Vijay said.

“I heartily invited the income taxation exemption… it is gratifying that the mediate people has received important alleviation done this,” Vijay said successful a connection here.

He hailed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement connected a caller strategy motorboat for 5 lakh women, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes first-time entrepreneurs, aiming to supply them word loans up to Rs 2 crore.

“But astatine the aforesaid time, the deficiency of capable announcements to power inflation, and expanding employment opportunities is precise disappointing,” the TVK president said and added that the Budget should beryllium presented considering the wide improvement of each states. “On the contrary, acting successful a biased mode is not the close approach,” helium said.