Overwrought over ‘inappropriate’ allocations in the Union Budget, the Chief Ministers of three states have decided to boycott the Niti Aayog Governing Council meeting scheduled in the national capital on July 27. The CMs of three Congress-ruled states-- Siddaramaiah (Karnataka), Revanth Reddy (Telangana), and Sukhvinder Sukhu (Himachal Pradesh)-- will not participate in the meeting of the government’s apex think tank.

Besides, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin also announced he would skip the meeting, which is to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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"The Union Budget presented today was extremely discriminatory and dangerous, which completely goes against the principles of federalism and fairness that the Union government must follow. In protest, INC CMs will be boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for 27th July," Congress General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal said in a post on X.

"This government's attitude is completely antithetical to Constitutional principles. We will not participate in an event that is solely designed to hide the true, discriminatory colours of this regime," he added.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first Union Budget of Modi 3.0 government on Tuesday. Bihar and Andhra Pradesh got a major chunk for their infrastructural development. The Congress Party rebuked the Centre following the announcements, labelling the Budget as a "Kursi Bachao" attempt. Former Congress chief and LoP Rahul Gandhi said the government, in the budget, tried to appease its allies and corporate cronies.

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“Kursi Bachao Budget. Appease Allies: Hollow promises to them at the cost of other states. Appease Cronies: Benefits to AA with no relief for the common Indian. Copy and Paste: Congress manifesto and previous budgets,” Gandhi posted on X.

The Opposition is also likely to rock the Parliament today while having a discussion on the Budget.