KASARAGOD: Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, criticising the Budget, said it did not consider Kerala and the Rs 65,000 crore funds for development of highways is the only silver lining. He said this in Kasargod while interacting with the media persons during the "Aiswarya Kerala Yatra".

Chennithala said that there was a clear failure on the part of the Central government in not allocating any funds for the state. He said that the BJP government at the centre has failed the people of the state.

He said the appeasement of the corporates is clear in the budget and added that the Narendra Modi government has proved time and again that it is not for the common man on the street but for multinationals and corporates despite all the tall talk.