As Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the Budget for 2024-25 on Friday, in a speech peppered with critical remarks against the NDA government at the Centre, alleging that “injustice” had been done to the State in devolution of taxes, the BJP and Janata Dal (S) members staged a walkout and staged a protest.
BJP members had planned to protest in the Assembly during the Budget and had reportedly carried placards, but were not allowed to carry them inside. The Opposition benches erupted in protest as the Chief Minister criticised the Union government and soon they staged a walkout and BJP MLAs staged a protest outside.
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok termed it as a “bogus Budget” and said the Chief Minister, unable to present a good Budget, had baselessly blamed the Union government.
