Budget 2023: Tamil Nadu MPs Criticise Nirmala Sitharaman For Failing To Allot Funds To AIIMS Madurai

Many MPs including Karti Chidambaram and Su Venkatesan staged a protest with a brick saying AIIMS at the Parliament. 

The MPs staging a protest in New Delhi after the Budget session 2023

Chennai: Tamil Nadu MPs including Karti Chidambaram staged a protest since there was no allocation of funds for the construction of AIIMS, Madurai at the Parliament on Wednesday. 

In a tweet, the office of Karti P Chidambaram said, "Condemning Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who did not allocate the funds for the construction of AIIMS, Madurai in Budget 2023, Tamil Nadu MPs staged a protest in Parliament."

#Budget2023 ல் மதுரை #AIIMS க்கு நிதி ஒதுக்காத மாண்புமிகு மத்திய நிதியமைச்சர் திருமதி. @nsitharaman அவர்களை கண்டித்து பாராளுமன்ற வளாகத்தில் தமிழகத்தைச் சார்ந்த எம்.பி க்கள் நடத்திய போராட்டத்தில் சிவகங்கை தொகுதி பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் திரு. @KartiPC அவர்கள் கலந்து கொண்ட போது pic.twitter.com/ZiVzffcAgC

— Karti PC Office (@KartiPCoffice) February 1, 2023

Many MPs including Karti Chidambaram and Su Venkatesan staged a protest with a brick saying AIIMS at the Parliament. 

Earlier, Karti Chidambaram said, “I look forward to a time when the #UnionBudget is a nonevent. Just an annual administrative exercise. A mature economy needs policy stability, not constant tinkering. This hype & drama is so unnecessary! Just put it out on the website & do away with the reading.”

On Wednesday, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the last full-term budget of NDA 2.0 ahead of the Parliamentary elections in 2024. In the speech spanning 1 hour and 24 minutes, Sitharaman emphasized inclusive development, providing last-mile connectivity, infrastructure and investment. She also announced that there is no tax on income up to Rs 7 lakh.

Before the budget presentation, the Union cabinet gave the nod to the Budget 2023 after a meeting at the Parliament. Nirmala Sitharaman also met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2023-24. She was accompanied by MoS Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, MoS Pankaj Chaudhary and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance.