Telugu Desam Calls YSRCs Budget Numbers Game
Deccan ChronicleTirupati: Telugu Desam’s senior leader and former minister Amarnath Reddy heavily criticised the state budget presented by the YSRC government, calling it a ‘scam’ and accusing it of financial mismanagement. Addressing reporters on Thursday, Reddy slammed finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy’s budget as a ‘juggling act of numbers’, alleging that he increased the revenue deficit from ₹ 13,000 crore to ₹ 44,000 crore and the fiscal deficit from ₹ 35,000 crore to ₹ 60,000 crore. He blamed the YSRC government for changing the state into ‘Appula Andhra Pradesh’, stating that the state’s debts have doubled to ₹ 11.58 lakh crore under Chief Minister Y.S. The former minister pointed out that the budget allotted limited funds to flagship schemes like Aarogyasri and cancelled important schemes like the ‘Thalli Bidda Express’.