New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the second full-fledged of the Modi government 2.0 in the Parliament on Saturday. The second full-fledged budget is important for the government as it is facing attacks from the Opposition over the economic slowdown.
The government, however, has claimed that the ‘feel-good’ budget will restore economic growth and set out a clear road map for achieving the ambitious target of USD 5 trillion economy by 2025.
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Here’s how the politician reacted as the Modi government presented its second full-fledged budget of this term:
Rahul Gandhi (Congress): The main issue facing is unemployment. I didn't see any strategic idea that would help our youth get jobs. I saw tactical stuff but no central idea. It describes govt well, lot of repetition,rambling-it is mindset of govt, all talk, but nothing happening.
Arvind Kejriwal (AAP, Delhi CM): Delhi had high expectations from Budget, but step-motherly treatment meted out to it again. Delhi does not figure in BJP's priorities. Why should people vote for it.
Anand Sharma (Congress): Budget is insipid, lacks stimulus for growth; no clear roadmap for job creation.
Kapil Sibal (Congress): Sitharaman talked about three themes. The first one was 'aspirational India'. I want to tell that aspirational India is protesting, disturbed and concerned about their future.
Amit Shah (BJP, Home Minister): In this budget, the Modi government has taken effective steps to rationalise the tax system, boost the basic infrastructure, strengthen the banking system, promote investment and ease of doing business, which will further Modi govt’s resolve to make India a 5 trillion-dollar economy
Yogi Adityanath (BJP, UP CM): I congratulate Prime Minister Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for this development oriented and pro-farmer budget. This Budget will further strengthen the economy
Rajnath Singh (BJP, Defence Minister): The first budget of the new decade presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gives an outline of a new and confident India. It is a promising, proactive and progressive budget which will make India healthy and wealthy in coming years
Sitaram Yechury (CPIM): Just platitudes, slogans; nothing substantial to alleviate people's misery, growing unemployment, prices.
P Chidambaram (Congress): In 2019-20, Finance Minister failed to meet any of the key Budget Estimate targets — nominal GDP growth, fiscal deficit, net tax revenue collection, disinvestment revenue or total expenditure. There is no assurance that she will meet targets set for 2020-21.
Manish Tewari (Congress): Union Budget 2020-21 can be summed up in ONE WORD AND ONE PHRASE. WORD - GRANDSTANDING. Phrase - MOTHERHOOD AND APPLE PIE.
Ahmed Patel (Congress): Longest Budget speech is also the most lacklustre budget ever. After Acche Din, New India, it now appears that the government has also abandoned the target of USD 5 trillion economy. Piecemeal measures, repackaged schemes, jugglery of tax slabs and no real solutions to solve the present economic crisis. After squeezing out LIC of profitability, the government now wants to sell it to rescue itself.
Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP, Union Minister): This is a historic budget in continuation of 5-year policy of PM Modi of reform, reform and reform. This budget is women, farmer, youth, middle class and poor centric. I congratulate Finance Minister Sitharaman for this courageous budget
Randeep Surjewala (Congress): Budget 2019= Consumption crashed, Unemployment soared, Farm distress surged, Incomes declined, Investments slumped, Public spending fell, GDP nose dived! Yet, Modiji gave Corporate Tax Cuts of Rs 1,45,000 crore. Let Budget 2020 give tax cuts to Salaried Class and invest in Rural India.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress): There are no new industries, no infrastructure. So, there will certainly be cosmetic surgery to appease the people. They (Centre) don't have anything to resolve the root problem ailing the economy of the country.
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