New Delhi: Opposition alliance INDIA has decided to protest inside and outside Parliament on Wednesday over the discrimination done against opposition-ruled states in the Union Budget. The decision was taken at a meeting of leaders of INDIA constituent parties at the residence of Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday evening.

These leaders will protest

The meeting was attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari, Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, Trinamool Congress leaders Derek-O-Brien and Kalyan Banerjee, DMK's TR Balu, JMM's Mahua Majhi, Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh, Congress general secretaries KC Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh, CPI(M)'s John Brittas and many other leaders.

Venugopal said this

Venugopal said after the meeting that this year's Union Budget has already eliminated the concept of budget. They have completely discriminated against most of the states. So there was a consensus in the INDIA meeting that we should oppose it.

Later in a post on X, Venugopal said, "The Union Budget presented today was extremely discriminatory and dangerous, which is completely against the principles of federalism and fairness that the Central Government should follow."

In protest, the Congress Chief Ministers will also boycott the NITI Aayog meeting to be held on July 27. He said that the attitude of this government is completely contrary to the constitutional principles.

Congress MP said- will protest in Parliament tomorrow

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari alleged that the budget has darkened the states where there are non-BJP governments. He alleged that we will protest in Parliament tomorrow in this regard.