Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "... Budget of health and education ministries have been reduced, so I asked them the reason. There is no politics in this. Two states have been given favourable treatment to satisfy their coalition partners. We know this is how it works and we also have the right to protest against it... I am happy for the people of Bihar for getting such a generous package. It is a very big deal... 3 Congress and 1 DMK Chief Minister said they would not attend the NITI Aayog meeting because there was nothing for their states in the budget... Maybe Mamata Banerjee has an issue which she wants to discuss..."
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00:00One state is getting 26,000 crores and the other is getting nothing.
00:04So, there is a right to ask people.
00:06The government has given very favourable treatment to two states.
00:10So, what are they doing?
00:11You know very well that when we give a speech on the budget,
00:14all the critics that we have,
00:18we should tell them, the public, the parliament and the minister,
00:22so that the minister can give an answer.
00:24As I asked yesterday, what have you done about health and what haven't you done?
00:28About education.
00:31Because the budget of both the ministries has been reduced.
00:35And why?
00:36This is a matter of budget, not a matter of politics.
00:38Okay, we have done politics as well.
00:40Because we felt that the government has given very favourable treatment to two states.
00:46Because they want their coalition partners to be satisfied,
00:52so that the government can move forward.
00:54Okay, politics is like this in our country.
00:57But it is our duty to show it and speak about it.
01:01But the opinions are being divided, sir.
01:03You say that Bihar has been given,
01:05and the RJD members of Bihar say that nothing has been given.
01:09So, where is the India Alliance?
01:11Look, I will tell you that as far as Bihar is concerned,
01:16if my state gets it, we will be very happy.
01:19But we know that, for example,
01:23for the highways of Bihar,
01:25this is not a small matter.
01:27This is a good thing for the Biharis.
01:29I am happy for them.
01:30But we should also know that,
01:33Bihar will be happy, but look at your drama.
01:37The Congress government had asked for money for the highways of Bangalore
01:41and the road tunnels.
01:43They did not get anything.
01:45So, you see, when one state is getting 26,000 crores
01:49and the other is not getting anything,
01:51then there is a right to ask people.
01:53But I will tell you this,
01:55there are other very important omissions in the budget.
01:58You know that I did not even mention the name of Manrega,
02:02and there are many such issues.
02:04I raised about 20-25 issues and spoke in my language in 22 minutes.
02:11So, if the ministers think that this is just politics,
02:13then they have not heard my speech.
02:15One last question.
02:16India Alliance is seen to be different even regarding politics.
02:18Mamata Banerjee will be included.
02:20But there are four CMs who are either Congress-ruled or opposition-ruled.
02:24They are not going to be included.
02:26Three Congress Chief Ministers and one DMK said that they will not come
02:29because there is nothing for them.
02:31And there is also some doubt about the role of the Politburo.
02:34So, I think it is their right.
02:36If they do not want to waste their time,
02:39then why should they come?
02:42But Mamata Banerjee will be included.
02:44There may be some issues for them that need to be discussed.
02:47And some Chief Ministers have other uses for coming to Delhi.
02:50I do not want to comment on this.
02:53Because every Chief Minister has his own time allocation and his own priorities.
02:58But I think this is another example that many states think
03:03that they did not get what they wanted.