New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday rejected criticism from some MPs from Kerala that the poll-bound state did not get anything in the Union Budget and slammed the Left parties, saying "whenever Communists are in power, the financial condition of that state deteriorates".

Replying to the debate on Union Budget in Lok Sabha, she slammed the CPI-M led government in Kerala over law and order situation.

"Communists also talked about the budget. They said Kerala doesn't get anything. The fact is that wherever Communists are in power, the financial condition of that state deteriorates and no investment takes place there. Gross Fixed Capital Formation declined from 2.06% of GSDP (1980s) to 1.09% post-20...