Telangana, March 19 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Wednesday slammed the Telangana Budget, calling it a mere "golmaal" (nonsense).

"There is nothing in this Budget except 'golmaal'," Ali told ANI.

He expressed his disappointment, stating that last year's budget provisions were not utilized properly, and the promises made to the people were nothing but lip service. Ali specifically pointed out that a Rs 1000 crore employment budget was allocated, but not a single rupee was spent. Similarly, a budget of Rs 3005 crores was earmarked for the Urdu Academy and Haj Committee, but no bill was passed to facilitate arrangements for the Haj Committee.

He added, "Last year's Budget provisions were not even utilised pro...