Bengaluru, March 7 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday lauded the 2025 state budget as a gift to the people of Karnataka.

Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, he said, "The budget has a lot for Bengaluru City-specific projects. It has an allocation of Rs 1 lakh crore capex for development projects besides guarantee schemes. The budget gives priority to all sectors, including irrigation and public works. If you say the State has a lot of debt, the Centre has debt too. This is a budget which has kept its word."

"I have been in public life for 36 years, and I can tell you this is a far-sighted and historic budget that provides justice to all segments of society," he added.

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