Nothing for common man, says Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as “directionless and visionless”, claiming that it had nothing to offer to the common man and her State. Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport, Banerjee also alleged that allocation for key sectors had been slashed in the Budget. “This Budget is directionless, visionless, actionless and anti-people. It is also anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education and against the SC, ST and OBC... There is nothing on offer for Bengal in the Budget,” she said. “Education funds and subsidy have been slashed, along with social security subsidy and fertiliser subsidy. This is a garbage of lies... of Himalayan incompetence.

The economy will be totally derailed,” the CM claimed.

Banerjee asserted that the impact of the Budget was visible in the way the stock market reacted.