Reacting to special packages announced for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh in the budget, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that despite Uttar Pradesh being instrumental in Narendra Modi’s rise to prime ministership, the state found no mention in the finance minister’s speech.
With the Maharashtra assembly elections due in October and no state-specific announcements in Sitharaman’s speech, MVA leaders were quick to attack the Centre, saying the budget was not for India but for the NDA’s allies in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh