TMC slams Union Budget 2024, says it reflects Centre's political bankruptcy

The Trinamool Congress TMC launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party BJPled National Democratic Alliance NDA government and said that the Union Budget 2024 reflected the fiscal and political bankruptcy of the regime The party took to social media and dismissed the Union Budget 2024 as the AndhraBihar BudgetThe Union Budget allocated substantial funds for Bihar including more than Rs 26000 crore for highway development and Rs 11500 crore for flood mitigation efforts Meanwhile Andhra Pradesh received Rs 15000 crore for the state capitals development alone with ongoing commitments for future supportSpeaking to reporters outside the Parliament complex TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that the net result of the Union Budget 2024 is zero because Bengal has been constantly tortured and deprivedThe Diamond Harbour stated Just to save their government they have allocated special packages to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh We dont have any problem with any state getting any allocation but why should Bengal be deprived Has there been a positive outcome despite having 12 BJP MPs from BengalRecalling Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikaris words Jo Hamare Sath Hum Unke Saath We will be on the side of those who support us Banerjee said What he said has been proved today Bengal has always led from the front in the countrys freedom struggle But the same Bengal has been deprived and people will surely give a befitting reply againrdquoThis BUDGET is a complete failure with ZERO WARRANTY presented by a FAILED FINANCE MINISTER OF A FAILED GOVERNMENT Instead of tackling urgent issues like unemployment rising prices and growing inflation the BJP has crafted a budget to bribe its coalition partners and buy time before the government IMPLODES Banerjee later posted on XThis BUDGET is a complete failure with ZERO WARRANTY presented by a FAILED FINANCE MINISTER OF A FAILED GOVERNMENT Instead of tackling urgent issues like unemployment rising prices and growing inflation the BJP has crafted a budget to bribe its coalition partners and buy timehellipmdash Abhishek Banerjee abhishekaitc July 23 2024Another senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh also took to social media and stated This budget should not be labeled as union budget It is a budget to keep Andhra Pradesh and Bihar happy To save ones chair and keeping some others in good humourAccusing the Narendra Modi government of neglecting West Bengal and replicating successful social welfare schemes pioneered by the Mamata Banerjee administration Ghosh said that the Union Budget 2024 failed to address the nations core issues and merely manipulated statistics and rhetoricThe former Rajya Sabha MP described the Union Budget 2024 proposals as emblematic of the Centres financial and political bankruptcyMeanwhile BJP state spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya told PTI that the Union Budget 2024 will galvanise the development trajectory of eastern IndiaThe budget is growthoriented and aims at triggering the economic and infrastructure development of the entire eastern region Only TMC fails to notice it as they believe development means painting every construction in white and blue Bhattacharya saidBJP youth wing leader Indranil Khan has credited the PM for waiving the basic customs duty on cancer medicinesThe decision of Honble Prime Minister Shri narendramodi ji to waive off basic custom duty will cause major relief to patients fighting advanced stage lung cancer breast cancer and gall bladder and biliary tract cancersUnionBudget2024 pictwittercomECWmotdp9Jmdash DrIndranil Khan IndranilKhan July 23 2024The decision of Honble Prime Minister Shri narendramodiji to waive basic customs duty on cancer drugs will cause major relief to patients fighting the ailment said Khan who is a medical practitionerwith PTI inputs