Using the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act as a justification for the lopsided 2024 Union budget allocation, has raised obvious concerns in Telangana.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu
Andhra Pradesh made headlines following the 2024 Union Budget, walking away with a good deal. Many attribute this focus to the fresh alliance of TDP-JSP and BJP, and the Centre used the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 as justification. Using this decade-old act as justification drew widespread criticism from the people of Telangana, most questioning the Centre’s hypocrisy in enforcing the act.