Interim budget a jumla; BJP destroying institutions: CPI

CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy Sunday termed the interim budget placed by the BJP led government at the Centre as a "jumla" and accused the Centre of destroying all the institutions in the country.

"The budget is a jumla just like other promises made by the BJP government. The Modi government is destroying all the institutions in the country. Even Parliament does not function properly. People's issues are not raised inside Parliament," Reddy said while addressing the Left Front's rally here.

Calling for defeat of the Narendra Modi government Reddy asserted that there was widespread resentment over the Centre's economic policies.

"The repeated assaults on minorities and Dalits, and misuse of institutions such as the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate, and the Reserve Bank is not going down well with the people," he said.