23 Jul, 2024
States That Were Overlooked in Union Budget 2024
Punjab
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Union budget 2024-25 did not mention Punjab. SAD president Sukhbir Badal slammed the Centre on the matter, saying, "Punjab, being a border state, cannot be ignored in this fashion."
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Jharkhand
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Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned Jharkhand once in her address as part of a comprehensive development project in Eastern India. Jharkhand is governed by the INDIA bloc party JMM, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
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Uttar Pradesh
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Akhilesh Yadav claimed that Uttar Pradesh was linked to Narendra Modi's rise to Prime Minister, but there was no mention of the state in Budget speech, despite previous promises to double farmers' incomes in the state.
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Maharashtra
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FM Sitharaman's Union Budget for 2024-25 made no mention of Maharashtra. A perceived neglect of Maharashtra in the Union Budget may boost the MVA coalition's (that includes Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar's NCP and Congress) political prospects.
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Haryana
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The poll-bound BJP-governed Haryana, like Maharashtra, was neglected in the Union Budget 2024-25.
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