Key Highlights
- Devda tabled the Budget amid interruptions from the Opposition, which raised concerns over the "mounting debt" burden on the people of the State.
- Earlier, chairing the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the 2026-27 Budget is historic in many respects and a model of the resolve to move forward step by step, taking everyone along.
- “This Budget is dedicated to the welfare of the poor, youth, farmers and women as well as the expansion of industrial activities,” he said.
- Before the Budget presentation, Congress MLAs, led by Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, arrived in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the legislature complex with 'empty piggy banks' and placards bearing slogans to protest against the government's economic policies.
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