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YSRCP person and Leader of the Opposition successful the Legislative Council Botcha Satyanarayana connected Saturday (February 14) termed the Andhra Pradesh Budget presented by Minister for Finance Payyavula Keshav arsenic an workout successful “self-praise and disapproval of others,” alleging that the NDA authorities had failed to code cardinal concerns of farmers and women.
In a little enactment with The Hindu instantly aft the decision of the Budget presentation, Mr. Satyanarayana said the authorities had not made circumstantial allocations for the “Super Six” — the cardinal governmental promises made successful the NDA manifesto during the elections.
Responding to a query that a Budget request not explicitly notation manifesto promises if it intends to present them done departmental allocations, Mr. Satyanarayana argued that portion predetermination promises whitethorn not beryllium named directly, the allocations to the acrophobic departments would bespeak the government’s intent and credibility. “The figures themselves should bespeak seriousness,” helium said.
The YSRCP person further alleged that determination was “no sanctity” to the Budget arsenic it deferred presenting elaborate accounts related to the State’s debts erstwhile compared with the erstwhile Budget. He pointed retired that successful its archetypal afloat Budget past year, the NDA authorities had stated that it inherited a indebtedness of ₹4.2 lakh crore from the erstwhile YSRCP regime. However, successful his code this year, the Finance Minister claimed that the indebtedness stood astatine astir ₹9.7 lakh crore. “This anomaly exposes the credibility of the Budget presented nether Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu,” helium alleged.
Mr. Satyanarayana besides criticised the repeated references to Mr. Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan successful the Budget speech. “Their names were repeated much than 20 times, which is unnecessary successful a State Budget,” helium said, adding that the code besides sought to blasted the erstwhile YSRCP authorities contempt its assertion of having fulfilled each its promises.
He further alleged that determination were nary circumstantial allocations for ensuring minimum enactment terms (MSP) for crops specified arsenic chilli, mango, cocoa, maize and tobacco, wherever a bulk of farmers person been facing continuous losses. Reacting to a question that the MSP is not the State taxable and it is related to Centre, helium said that adjacent past the State has work to support the interests of farmers and hence the YSRCP authorities allocated funds for that intent and similar that the contiguous NDA authorities besides should travel up for the good being of farming community.
He besides stated that the authorities had not focused connected providing zero-interest loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) successful the Budget.
Mr. Satyanarayana said the YSRCP would rise each these issues during the Budget discussions successful the Legislative Council.
