Irrigation and civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy slammed the Union Budget 2025-26, terming it anti-farmer, anti-poor and a betrayal of Telangana by the central government.
Hyderabad:Irrigation and civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy slammed the Union Budget 2025-26, terming it anti-farmer, anti-poor and a betrayal of Telangana by the central government. He accused the BJP-led government of preparing the Budget with an eye on upcoming elections, favouring Bihar and Delhi while ignoring Telangana and other non-election states.
Uttam Kumar Reddy listed several unfulfilled commitments made under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014. They include the Bayyaram Steel Plant, Kazipet Railway Coach Factory, a Tribal University, national status for the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme and the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) for Hyderabad.
"Telangana has been seeking these projects for a decade, yet the BJP government has repeatedly neglected the state," he said. The minister accused the BJP of using the budget as a political tool, directing funds towards election-bound states.
"A speech disguised as policy,” Uttam Kumar Reddy said of the Budget, and added: “Telangana has been cheated again. The people of Telangana will never forgive the BJP for this continued injustice.”
