Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara on Monday mounted a scathing attack on the Centre over the Union Budget 2026, terming it "disappointing" and "not forward-looking."
MDMK leader said the state's economic and industrial concerns have largely been ignored, with specific reference to the textile hubs of Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Karur, and Erode.
"Even with elections in mind, they have not announced anything for Tamil Nadu. They are not giving us anything, but then they want to mine rare earth from Tamil Nadu. It is a very disappointing budget," Kanimozhi said.
"It's the most disappointing Budget for Karnataka. We were hoping that Karnataka would get a better share than last time. We asked for support for housing for the poor, particularly in rural areas. We asked for irrigation projects, additional grants and also projects - Upper Bhadra, Meked
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented a disappointing budget without acknowledging any demands of the state.
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Thursday called the Union Budget 'disappointing', saying that they will hold a nationwide demonstration on Friday.