Visakhapatnam, March 1: Former Minister Gudivada Amarnath said that the budget introduced by the coalition government has disappointed the poor immensely as they feel cheated with no proper allocation for the election promises.
Speaking to media here on Saturday, he said the allocations for Talliki Vandanam and Annadata Sukhibhava are far less than the requirement and the poorest of the poor did not get the assurance of fulfilling the poll promises with little or lack of allocations.
YSRCP will mount pressure on the government to ensure that the poll promises are fulfilled, he said adding that the allocations for women, youth and job creation is totally lacking in the budget and the contrast has elevated YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who adhered to the welfare calendar and all sections of the people have benefited during the his government.
The budget speech seems to be dedicated only to praise Chandrababu Naidu and bash YSRCP despite the discrepancies in the allocations. While there are 80 lakh students in the state and the requirement is Rs 12, 000 crore the amount allocated is far less at Rs 8,603 crore, WhileRs 10,000 crore is needed for farmers scheme the amount allocated is just Rs 6.000 crores.
The allocation or the lack of them shows the intent of the coalition government, no allocations were made for north Andhra and Rayalaseema and Amaravati has taken the lion’s share which shows the priorities of the coalition government.
People are watching how they have been cheated once again and we will be with the people and mount pressure to ensure that all promises are kept up as YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has shown the way in respecting the manifesto.
The group 2 aspirants, students, youth, women and all sections are a disappointed with the budget, he said.
Poor feel cheated with budget allocations
