US EditionShashi Tharoor asks what's in Budget 2026 for Kerala? - ‘Heard fishermen, coconuts - that could be Kerala’
- On Saturday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor raised concerns about glaring regional omissions in the Union Budget 2026, calling Kerala's exclusion 'shocking' and saying he would review the full document.
- Speaking shortly after the Budget presentation in Parliament, Tharoor noted Patna and Varanasi were named for ship preparation and connectivity, but Kerala was omitted.
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented tax-relief measures including Motor Accident Claims Tribunal interest exemption and a reduced TCS on overseas tour packages.
- Opposition MPs reacted strongly, with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attacking the Budget as disconnected from ground realities and Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy dismissing it for lacking fresh initiatives, citing West Bengal as receiving nothing special.
- Raising equity concerns, opposition members asked if the Budget matches developed-nation standards, citing it as 'beyond the understanding of the poor' and calling for an equal budget, Gurjeet Singh Aujla said.
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Shashi Tharoor asks what's in Budget 2026 for Kerala? - ‘Heard fishermen, coconuts - that could be Kerala’
Demanding to know what's in the budget for Kerala, Shashi Tharoor said that an announcement on All India Institute of Ayurveda was expected, but there was none.
'Nothing in This Budget Satisfies Me as a Malayalee', Says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (Watch Video) | 🗳️ LatestLY
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed disappointment that Kerala did not feature prominently in the Union Budget 2026–27. Speaking after Budget presentation, he said there were only a few broad headlines and little detail. Tharoor also flagged the absence of the proposed All-India Institute of Ayurveda, which Kerala was expecting given its strong Ayurvedic tradition. 🗳️ 'Nothing in This Budget Satisfies Me as a Malayalee', Says Congres…
Union Budget 2026-27: Congress MPs Tharoor, Venugopal say nothing concrete allocated for poll-bound Kerala - The Tribune
'Kerala is the largest coconut-producing state. In fisheries, too, there should be some benefit for us. On ship repairing, when Varanasi and Patna were mentioned, I did not hear anything about Kerala. This is a little surprising. However, there may be more details in the Budget document. I have yet to read it, the Budget speech, though, had very few details,' Tharoor said.
Union Budget 2026-27: Congress MPs Tharoor, Venugopal say "nothing concrete" allocated for poll-bound Kerala
"Kerala is the largest coconut-producing state. In fisheries, too, there should be some benefit for us. On ship repairing, when Varanasi and Patna were mentioned, I did not hear anything about Kerala. This is a little surprising. However, there may be more details in the Budget document. I have yet to read it, the Budget speech, though, had very few details," Tharoor said.
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