Not a single demand made by states has been met: West Bengal FM Amit Mitra

The Union Finance Minister's press conferences makes it appear that India is ruled by the central government, says Amit Mitra

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra reacted sharply to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s economic package for migrant labourers, farmers and the urban poor, tweeting that the federal polity of India was being strategically undermined. In an interview with Ishita Ayan Dutt, Mitra says the Centre is neither paying states' dues nor allowing them the headroom to borrow more. Edited excerpts:
 

You have said the government of India is strategically undermining the federal polity of India. Can you elaborate?
 

The press conferences of Finance Minister make it appear as though India is ruled by the central government. There is practically