BJP slams govt for not allocating addl funds in 2006-07 budget

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The Opposition in the Lok Sabha today criticised the Government for its failure in anticipating the needs for the additional funds at the time of presenting the budget for 2006-07 and alleged that it had not carried out its economic reform policies under pressure from Left allies.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram introduced the supplementary demands for grants (General) and demands for excess grants (general) for discussion and voting in the House to meet the additional expenditure of various Government departments, organisations and towards implementation of various schemes.

Mr M A Kharabela Swain of the BJP, while initiating the discussion, said it was strange to find the same Left parties which were opposing and criticising the government's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policies were in their home State of West Bengal giving the best three to four crop agricultural land at Singur to Tatas.

He said the Left policy was ''Centre mein dosti and State mein Kushti(Friendship with Centre and fighting with state)''.

He said even during the NDA regime, he was of the view that the fertilizer subsidy should be given in different form as in its present form, the entire benefit was being pocketed by the fertilizer industry and nothing was going to the farmers.

Mr K S Rao (Cong) said the economy was doing well under the UPA regime and this was evident from the fact that farm sector credit had gone up substantially compared to the previous NDA regime.

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