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CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar on Thursday tore into the Union government over the treatment meted out to his home state of Kerala, while taking part in the debate on Union Budget 2026-27 in the Upper House.
Sandosh Kumar accused the BJP government of being corporate-friendly, while ignoring the concerns of the common man.
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“As far as the common man is concerned, there is nothing to celebrate in this Budget. Adani had total assets worth Rs 54,000 crores in 2014. Now, after a decade, the assets are at Rs 9.5 lakh crores. That shows how corporate-friendly this Budget is,” the MP said.
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The Communist Party of India leader said Kerala has been brutally neglected by the Union Finance Minister in the Budget.
“We had demanded 29 items; we had submitted a comprehensive package, a detailed memorandum consisting of reasonable demands, but nothing was approved,” he claimed.
“Are we not part of India?” the MP asked in the Upper House.
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Sandosh Kumar pointed out that Union minister JP Nadda had once promised an AIIMS for Kerala, but even after 10 Budgets, there is no AIIMS in the southern state.
The MP said the state of Kerala does not want any generosity or extra money from the Union government.
“We don’t want any extra money… when you collect 100 rupees from Kerala, at least give back 20 rupees,” he said.
“How many times should we raise this issue? Unfortunately, we have a heartless government,” the CPI MP said, pointing out that the Centre has been ignoring Kerala’s demands.
India is a union of states, not a union of colonies, he further sought to remind the treasury benches.
He reiterated that Kerala is very much part of India and its genuine demands should be met.
The Kerala MP concluded by saying that the Budget 2026-27 exposes the BJP’s class bias and politics of corporate appeasement, vindictive discrimination and federal injustice.
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