Local legislator Veerlapalli Shankar has voiced his disappointment over the Union budget failing to allocate funds to Telangana.
In a media conference held at the MLA’s camp office on Thursday, Shankar criticised the Central government showed callousness to extending financial support to Telangana.
“How reasonable is it for the Center to allocate not even a single rupee to Telangana in the budget when the people have given eight Lok Sabha seats to the Central government?”
He condemned the disparity in fund allocation, noting that states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh received 10 per cent more funds than other states. “The central government has shown complete discrimination against Telangana,” he stated. Shankar highlighted the injustice meted out to Telangana State which has been contributing Rs 1 lakh crore to the Center, but receiving nothing in return.
Shankar also highlighted technical issues in the farmer loan waiver during a review meeting with bank and Agriculture department officials at the camp office on Thursday.
