New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticized the Union Budget 2025, claiming that Bihar, where assembly elections is slated for later this year, has received a "bonanza of announcements" while Andhra Pradesh whose ruling TDP is a key ally in the National Democratic Alliance at the Centre has been "cruelly ignored."

In a post on X, Jairam said, "Bihar appears to have got a bonanza of announcements. It is natural since elections are due there later in the year. But why has the other pillar of the NDA, namely Andhra Pradesh, been so cruelly ignored?"

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech today, proposed to establish a Board for makhana or foxnuts, a nutritious food, that is widely produced and c...