Union Budget directionless, visionless: Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das - OrissaPOST

Odisha has received ‘very little’: LoP Naveen expresses disappointment on Union Budget 2026

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, today expressed his disappointment over the Union Budget 2026. The Budget has offered no noteworthy benefits to Odisha and its people, claimed Patnaik, a five-time former Chief Minister.   “The people of Odisha anticipated that the double engine government would offer a growth momentum with focus on infrastructure, job creation and additional allocation which is due to t…

Union Budget directionless, visionless: Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das Sunday dubbed the Union Budget “directionless, policyless and visionless”, alleging that it has failed to address the concerns of youth, farmers, the poor and the middle and lower-middle classes. Addressing mediapersons, Das said the Budget had failed to bring smiles to the faces of key sections of society. “When a Budget is being prepared for 147 crore people, emphasis should have been gi…

Development Cannot Stop At Ports…: Opposition In Odisha Slams Focus On Resource Extraction In Union Budget 2026

Bhubaneswar: The Union Budget for 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders in Odisha, who accused the central government of failing to deliver equitable development for the state. In a pointed reaction, BJD president and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik expressed deep disappointment, stating that the budget offered “no noteworthy benefits” to Odisha and…