New Delhi: Moments after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ended her budget speech, several politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave their reactions on the Union Budget.
PM Modi said, “The budget for a New India has a roadmap to transform the agriculture sector of the country, this budget is one of hope.”
He added, “Ye desh ko samridh aur jan jan ko samarth banane wala budget hai. Is budget se gareeb ko bal milega. yuva ko behtar kal milega.”
PM Narendra Modi: Ye desh ko samridh aur jan jan ko samarth banane wala budget hai. Is budget se gareeb ko bal milega. yuva ko behtar kal milega #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/PllxCyqs4m
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019
He further said that the middle class will progress with this budget, development work will expedite even more. The tax structure will simply and infrastructure will modernize.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: “By bringing in socio-economic transformation, it is a futuristic budget. It will be successful in taking India to $5 trillion economy. It has taken care of all the sections of society, be it poor, backward or rich people.”
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: By bringing in socio-economic transformation, it is a futuristic budget. It will be successful in taking India to $5 trillion economy. It has taken care of all the sections of society, be it poor, backward or rich people. pic.twitter.com/9sc8Q4r6Ha
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019
Whereas, BJP working president JP Nadda said, “I congratulate the honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji and the Finance Minister @nsitharaman ji for this historic inclusive #BudgetForNewIndia, who has ensured participation of all sections of society in the all-round development of India and the dream of ‘New India’ give it”
भारत के सर्वांगीण विकास में समाज के सभी वर्गों की भागीदारी को सुनिश्चित करने वाले तथा ‘नए भारत’ के सपने को साकार करने वाले इस ऐतिहासिक समावेशी #BudgetForNewIndia के लिए मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी एवं वित्त मंत्री @nsitharaman जी को हृदय से बधाई देता हूं।
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 5, 2019
@adhirrcinc, Leader of @INCIndia in Lok Sabha: Nothing new, repetition of old promises. They are talking about new India but the budget is old wine in a new bottle. Nothing new, no plan for employment generation, no new initiatives. #UnionBudget2019 pic.twitter.com/XkKP5c7yxC
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) July 5, 2019
While CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, “The Budget is fraudulent. The FM has used February 2019 interim Budget’s revised estimates as the revised estimates for the whole year 2018-19! Expenditure cuts in the last quarter in the run up to polls are not accounted for! So a rosy picture of the economy is based on jugglery.”
The Budget is fraudulent. The FM has used February 2019 interim Budget’s revised estimates as the revised estimates for the whole year 2018-19! Expenditure cuts in the last quarter in the run up to polls are not accounted for! So a rosy picture of the economy is based on jugglery
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) July 5, 2019
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on #UnionBudget2019: It is for the first time since independence that a full-time woman finance minister has presented the Union Budget. I want to congratulate her. The budget fulfills the expectations of the people of the country. pic.twitter.com/pvdIZ9X0O5
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) July 5, 2019
While Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ji presents a budget which lays foundation of inclusive & progressive nation, whose rise is powered by hard work of 130 cr Indians. Budget gives wings to India’s farmers, youth, women and poor to fulfil dreams.”
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Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said: “In the making of New India, Finance Minister has given utmost priority to infrastructure. The budget of our dept in 2018-19 was Rs. 78,626 crore, now it is over Rs. 83,000 crore.”
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari: In the making of New India, Finance Minister has given utmost priority to infrastructure. The budget of our dept in 2018-19 was Rs. 78,626 crore, now it is over Rs. 83,000 crore. pic.twitter.com/kSrpXzUadF
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said: “It is a visionary budget, at the macroeconomic level, one can say that it is a manifestation of PM’s dream to make India a $5 trillion economy. The budget aims at transforming ‘gaon, gareeb and kisan.”
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on #UnionBudget2019: It is a visionary budget, at the macroeconomic level, one can say that, it is a manifestation of PM’s dream to make India a $5 trillion economy. The budget aims at transforming ‘gaon, gareeb and kisan.’ pic.twitter.com/uW8DChnbbf
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019
#WATCH BJP MP from Mathura, Hema Malini on #UnionBudget2019: Felt great that a woman MP was presenting the Union Budget…’Nari is Narayani, agar ye humare desh mein log samajh len toh ye jo hinsa ho rahi hai mahilaon ke prati, that will stop.’ pic.twitter.com/y9yDGuJUPe
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019