Congress accuses government of 'double standards' in allocating funds to flood-hit states
Jairam Ramesh said, «Yesterday, the self-anointed non-biological Prime Minister said that Viksit Bharat depends on Viksit states. Wow, such a profundity. If only he put the taxpayer's money where his mouth is!»
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«After the disastrous floods of 2023, the government of Himachal Pradesh repeatedly demanded that the Union government declare the floods a national calamity' a plea which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman repeatedly rejected,» Ramesh said in a post on X.
«Now, in her Budget Speech, when allocating funds for irrigation and flood mitigation, the Finance Minister has provided a vivid illustration of the double standards at work in the non-biological PM's Government,» he claimed.
«Relevant extracts from this section for each flood-afflicted state: Bihar: 'Government'¦will provide financial support for projects with estimated cost of Rs. 11,500 crores'. Assam: 'We will provide assistance to Assam for flood management and related projects.' Uttarakhand: 'We will provide assistance to the state.' Sikkim: 'Our Government will provide assistance to the state.' Himachal Pradesh: 'Our Government will provide assistance to the state'through multilateral development assistance',» he said.
Basically, what the finance minister has said is that BJP-ruled states will get financial assistance in the form of grants but when it comes to the Congress-governed Himachal
