Telangana Budget: KCR Denounces It as 'Anti-Poor' and 'Trash'

Rao Condemns Budget for Failing to Address Core Issues and Lacking New Welfare Schemes

BRS President K. Chandrashekar Rao addressed the media at a press conference held at the Assembly media point in Hyderabad

Slamming the Telangana budget tabled in the legislature on Thursday, BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao criticized it for presenting a colorful picture while failing to address important issues and policies.

Speaking to reporters at the Assembly media point, Rao, who attended the House for the first time as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), said the budget provides no guarantees for any sections of the public and announced no new welfare schemes.

Earlier, the Telangana government presented a budget of Rs 2.91 lakh crore, with Rs 2.21 lakh crore in revenue and Rs 33,487 crore in capital expenditures. The overall debt of the state amounted to Rs 6.71 lakh crore over the past ten years.

"What is your (government) industrial policy, what is your agriculture policy, or IT policy? There is nothing. It is all just gas and trash. Except for presenting a colorful picture and storytelling, it does not look like a budget presentation," said KCR.

"The government failed to address core issues and come out with clear-cut policies on sectors such as industries, IT, and agriculture," he added.