Mamata Banerjee Slams Politically Biased Union Budget

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Union Budget 2024-25, calling it 'politically biased and anti-poor.' She accused the Centre of depriving West Bengal and claimed the budget lacked direction and vision, intending only to serve political motives.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dubbed the Union Budget 2024-25 as 'politically biased and anti-poor' and slammed the Centre for 'depriving' the state.

The chief minister wondered what wrong West Bengal committed that it had been 'deprived' by the Centre.

'Bengal has been completely deprived in this Union budget. This doesn't look into the interest of the poor. The budget is politically biased. This is directionless and has no vision. It is only to serve a political mission,' she told reporters on the state assembly premises. Earlier in the day, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget for the 2024-25 financial year.