Union Budget did “injustice to national capital,” says Delhi Minister Atishi

New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack against the Centre over the Union Budget 2024-25, Delhi Finance Minister Atishi said that injustice is being done to the people of Delhi.

“Two days ago Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central govt presented the union budget. Delhi government has raised this issue regarding how injustice is being done to Delhi govt and the people of Delhi,” said Atishi.

The Delhi Finance Minister highlighted that the people of the national capital paid Rs 2.60 lakh crore of tax but the centre has not allocated enough funds for the welfare of Delhi.

“The people of Delhi paid tax of Rs 2.60 lakh crore and the people of Delhi demanded that Delhi should get at least five per cent of this from the budget. But, what the people of Delhi got was a disappointment,” said Atishi.

Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj expressed dissatisfaction saying that tax is collected from the entire country but the fund has been allocated to only two states Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

“The people of Delhi, who gave all seven seats to the BJP, have been snubbed by the BJP. The states that gave the maximum number of seats to the BJP were not given anything but the two crutches on which the central government has to run, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, were given a special package… You are just trying to save the government… Tax is being collected from the whole country but the expenditure is being made in only two states… This is wrong.”

Notably, the BJP is set to hold nationwide programmes to inform the public across the country about the features and benefits of the Union Budget 2024-25 in the wake of the ongoing protest by the opposition parties accusing the budget of being ‘discriminatory.’

In this regard, the BJP will organise programmes across the country on Saturday and Sunday.

Union Ministers and national office bearers will visit prominent places in the country to have detailed discussions with people about the budget. Members of Parliament will visit every district, and programmes will be held in every district regarding Budget 2024-25.