Bengaluru, March 7 -- The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly criticised the Karnataka government Budget presented today and called it "Halal Budget" and alleged that it was for "appeasement" of minorities.

The BJP highlighted the provisions of the Budget, which "mainly" focus on the welfare of the minorities.

Taking to social media post on X, BJP4Karnataka wrote, "Scam CM @siddaramaiah in Karnataka presents a Halal Budget--appeasement at its peak! Reservation for Muslims in government contracts. Rs50,000 assistance for Muslim simple marriages. Rs150 crore for infrastructure development of Waqf properties & graveyards. Rs50 lakh for Muslim cultural programs. New ITI college to be set up in Muslim-dominated areas....