Bhubaneswar: BJD President Naveen Patnaik criticised the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Odisha on Thursday, stating that his state was doubly disappointed by both the Union and State budgets.
Speaking to newsmen outside the assembly, the ex-chief minister alleged that the government headed by Mohan Charan Majhi had renamed over 40 schemes from the BJD era.
The BJP-led Odisha government today tabled a budget of Rs 2.65 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2024-25.
LoP Naveen Patnaik said, “About the Union budget, I will say – it was the double engine, double disappointment. About the state budget, I would say – I noticed that more than 40 of my govt schemes have just been renamed. I will go through it in detail and then I’ll comment on the budget.”
The BJD supremo said he would study the state budget provisions before making any further observations on it.
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