Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- Criticising the Union Budget, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, it resembled a Municipal Corporation Budget and termed it the most disappointing Budget he has seen in his political career.

The CM said that in the 2025-26 Budget, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had promised an allocation of Rs. 5.41 lakh crore for Union Government-sponsored schemes. "However, in the current Budget, this allocation has been reduced to Rs. 4.2 lakh crore," he said.

Referring to the announcement of two high-speed rail projects - Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Chennai-Bengaluru - the CM claimed these projects would offer little benefit to Karnataka as they do not cover long distances within the State.

"If the Union Gove...