AAP MP Sandeep Pathak criticised the NITI Aayog meeting, stating that opposition concerns go unheard. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also boycotted the event due to unaddressed budget issues. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal labeled the Union Budget 2024 as discriminatory, leading INC CMs to announce a boycott of the NITI Aayog meeting. INDIA bloc leaders protested in Parliament, calling the budget discriminatory.