July 24, 2024 2:02 PM.
Telangana State Assembly has taken up a resolution that strongly condemned the Centre’s approach towards Telangana state in Union Budget 2024-25. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy proposed a resolution to this effect in the Assembly.
He said it is discrimination against the state. Supporting the resolution, State Legislative affairs minister D Sridhar Babu said the centre has ignored over 30 assurances given to Telangana under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014. Discussion is underway on the proposed resolution.
Highlighting the lack of substantial benefits for key stakeholders such as the poor, women, youth, and farmers, Reddy criticized the allocation for agriculture, questioning how ₹1.52 lakh crore could cover half the input costs for all farmers amid inflation.
Revanth Reddy has strongly voiced his disappointment, claiming that Telangana has been left out of the Union Budget. “The NDA government espoused a vindictive attitude towards Telangana,” said the Chief Minister, pointing to a glaring omission of the state’s name throughout the budget speech.
Reddy had appealed to the Prime Minister to maintain a cooperative relationship between the Centre and the state, urging him to act as an elder brother to foster Telangana’s development. “I requested him to allocate funds without discrimination,” he emphasized. Despite these appeals, Reddy lamented, “The word Telangana was banned in the entire Budget. The Centre does not like to utter Telangana and its people never expected the Centre to pursue a vindictive approach against the state.”