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Nitish Kumar said the special package, which was requested by the state in the pre-budget meeting of state finance ministers, was ignored (File photo of Nitish Kumar)
“There is no concrete roadmap for job creation. The borrowing limits for states have not been increased despite a memorandum to this effect being submitted (to the Centre),” the chief minister said
calling union budget 2023 A “disappointment”, the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar Alleging on Wednesday that the state was “neglected” by the Centre, no attention was paid to its demands like special status and a special package of Rs 20,000 crore.
“The budget is disappointing and lacks vision. Every year, the priorities of the budget are changed and remain incomplete due to lack of focus and adequate funds,” Kumar said in a written statement on the budget late on Wednesday evening.
The JD(U) leader, who quit the BJP in August last year and has since been pitching for a “united opposition” for the Lok Sabha polls next year, also said that “Bihar has been neglected once again”. And our demand for special status has been rejected.” Ignored. Inclusive growth will remain a distant dream until the poor states are developed.
The Chief Minister also regretted that the state’s request for a special package was ignored in the pre-budget meeting of state finance ministers.
“There is no concrete roadmap for job creation. Borrowing limits for states have not been increased despite a memorandum being submitted (to the Centre) to this effect.
Bihar’s longest serving CM Kumar further rejects seven priorities of Union Finance Minister nirmala sitharaman In his budget, there has been talk of giving him the name ‘Saptarshi’.
Rejecting, “It is just repackaging of existing central schemes,” Kumar claimed seven priorities following the pattern of Saat Nishchay (Seven Determinations), which we introduced in 2016 and the schemes to be implemented by the government. introduced as a guiding principle. in the state”.
He said the schemes under ‘Saptarshi’ have been announced “without adequate provision of funds”.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, reacting to the Union Budget, said that the BJP government at the Center has once again “betrayed the people of Bihar”.
He alleged that the promises made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained incomplete.
“When the BJP came to power at the Center in 2014, the Narendra Modi government promised to double farmers’ income, they promised to provide 80 crore jobs by 2022. Now, the year is 2023 but he has a habit of jumlebaazi. Not gone,” he tweeted.
The RJD leader said, “Bihar has given 100 per cent MPs to the BJP and its alliance partners, but they have betrayed the people of Bihar.”
,with PTI inputs,
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