HYDERABAD: TPCC Chief and Congress senior leader Uttam Kumar Reddy criticised the Budget presented in the parliament . He said that injustice was done to Telangana in the Union Budget and the state couldn’t get anything from the budget. He added that the Rs 10,000 crore announced under Ayushman Bharat is not enough to 29 states. The budget is believed to be presented only for the five states awaiting elections, he said.
He also said that the centre’s promise to double the income of farmers is a blatant lie. Uttam Kumar said that the Union Budget is an example for the anticipated losses to the state governments under BJP rule. He demanded the centre to grant bullet train service between Hyderabad and Vijayawada via Suryapet. Uttam Kumar asked the centre to allocate funds to the expansion of Hyderabad metro rail to Old City and Patancheru. He said that Congress will pressurise the centre over delay in establishing a tribal university in Telangana, railway coach factory in Kazipet, steel plant in Bayyaram.