Assam

Oppn slams Assam govt over budget leak

Pratidin Bureau

The Opposition on Friday staged walk-out from Assam legislative assembly, alleging that the state's budget for 2020-21 was 'leaked' on the Assam Finance Department website before FM presented it in the Assembly.

The opposition members demanded an apology from the stategovernment over it, saying that this was an 'insult' of legislators.

"We were in power for 15 years, but the budget never gotleaked. Now the budget provisions were being put out on the finance department'swebsite even before FM read out those to us, Former Assam Chief Minister TarunGogoi told reporters.

Meanwhile, AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam said, the Budget has lostits sanctity as it was leaked online before any discussion taking place in theAssembly House.

Media reports suggest that a copy of Budget 2020-21 wasuploaded to the Assam Financial Department website. Assam Finance MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma was scheduled to present Assam annual budget at theassembly house at 2 pm on the evening of Friday.

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