Udhayanidhi Stalin slams TVK’s first Agriculture Budget

Escalating his attack on TVK Government, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday termed the Agriculture budget as “absolute nothing”, charging Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay of “betraying” farmers and failing to deliver on key election promises.

He also slammed the government over not convening an all-party meeting on the Cauvery row. Led by the DMK youth wing leader, the opposition party MLAs arrived at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly wearing black shirts to mark their protest against the state government’s alleged “inaction” regarding farm loan waivers and the escalating Mekedatu dam



crisis. The TVK government presented its maiden agri budget on Thursday.

Addressing reporters outside the Assembly, Udhayanidhi hit back at the administration for “merely rebranding” existing schemes while failing to address core issues facing the agrarian community.

“Absolutely nothing,” he said about the agri budget. “We have been consistently calling for an all-party meeting on the Cauvery and Mekedatu issues. We need to demonstrate that all political parties in Tamil Nadu stand united on this front. But as usual, the chief minister remains silent and refuses to respond,” Udhayanidhi said.