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T.N. Budget 2024: same, empty budget announcements year after year, says K. Annamalai

The state BJP president K. Annamalai on Monday, February 19, 2024 said that the Tamil Nadu government has made the same empty announcements, which it has been making for the last three years, in this year’s Budget as well.

In a statement, Mr. Annamalai said that the State government has made announcements about river restoration, purchase of new buses in its budget for the last three years.

Click here to read the full text of Tamil Nadu Budget speech 2024

“There have been no signs of implementation. While it is not par for the course for DMK to claim credit for Central government schemes, does the DMK believe that it is enough to rename Centrally funded schemes?” he asked.

Mr. Annamalai added, “The DMK government has not set aside any funds to implement what they promised in their manifesto. Instead, their only intention seems to be to rename schemes after late DMK leader Karunanidhi.”

Apart from wasting public money for the sake of publicity, Mr. Annamalai said that no new schemes have been announced in public interest.

“It has left the people of Tamil Nadu stranded,” he said.

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