Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud has criticised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for neglecting Telangana in the Union Budget 2025-26. He remarked that despite being a "Telugu bahu," Sitharaman showed no concern for the state and allocated "zero" funds to Telangana.
Commenting on the budget presented in Parliament on Saturday, Goud alleged that the BJP-led central government had designed the budget solely with the Bihar Assembly elections in mind. He pointed out that Bihar received several special allocations, while Telangana was completely ignored.
He accused the BJP of politically discriminating against Telangana to weaken the state. Expressing outrage,...