Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 9th meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council on Saturday. The Governing Council includes Chief Ministers from all states, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories, and several central ministers. PM Modi is the Chairman of NITI Aayog. According to a report by the news agency PTI, several Chief Ministers from opposition-ruled states have announced their boycott of the meeting, alleging discrimination in the budget. The Chief Ministers boycotting the meeting include M.K. Stalin of Tamil Nadu, Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, as well as the governments of Punjab and Delhi led by the Aam Aadmi Party. Additionally, Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah of Karnataka, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of Himachal Pradesh, and K. Chandrashekar Rao of Telangana have also decided not to attend the meeting.
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