KTR Slams Union Budget 2026, Questions Outcome of CM’s 60 Delhi Visits

BRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao on X called the Union Budget 2026–27 evidence of continued discrimination against Telangana, charging that constitutionally guaranteed allocations and long-pending project approvals were again ignored. He criticised the state government for failing to show any tangible benefit from what he said were nearly 60 Delhi visits by the Chief Minister, and listed ignored demands such as Palamuru–Rangareddy , Hyderabad Metro expansion , Regional Ring Road , a coach factory in Warangal , establishment of an IIM , the Bayyaram Steel Plant , and a Mega Textile Park .

Former finance minister and senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao echoed the charge that the Budget “reflects continued neglect,” pointing specifically to missing allocations for regional infrastructure and irrigation priorities that Telangana has long sought. His comments framed the Budget as part of a pattern stretching back over several years.

Other regional voices joined the chorus: Kalvakuntla Kavitha (Telangana Jagruthi) accused the Centre of delivering a “big zero” to Telangana and reiterated complaints that assurances following state reorganisation have not been honoured. These reactions underline a broad political unease in Hyderabad about fiscal fairness and project approvals.

By contrast, leaders in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh publicly praised the Budget for measures they said would benefit their state citing high-speed rail corridors , industrial clusters and SME/technology funds a contrast Telangana leaders used to argue that other states secured better outcomes from the same exercise. That contrast is being used politically in Telangana to highlight what critics call the silence of local MPs and central ministers representing the state.

What this means politically: BRS leaders are using the Budget reaction to argue that national parties (BJP, Congress) have not protected Telangana’s interests and that a strong regional party is necessary to secure the state’s constitutional rights, resources and dignity. Meanwhile, critics of the state government say repeated Delhi trips have produced political optics rather than funds or clear project clearances, a line that will sharpen debate in state politics in the coming days.