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Even BJP leaders cannot congratulate the people for this Budget: Ajit Pawar
The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government criticised the Union Budget 2021-22 presented on Monday saying the Centre has neglected Maharashtra and Mumbai, the financial capital of the country.
Maharashtra’s Finance Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the Budget had done injustice to the State which pays highest taxes to the Centre’s treasury. “All party MPs must speak to the Union Finance Minister against the injustice meted out to Maharashtra,” said Mr. Pawar. The Budget has only reiterated the Centre’s partial outlook towards Maharashtra, he said. Though there is an allocation of ₹25,000 crore for West Bengal, because it goes to polls this year, it is uncertain whether even that State would receive the money. Mr. Pawar however, welcomed the ₹64,000 crore allocation for the Mumbai-Kanyakumari corridor but said the money for the infrastructure project should be released and not re