Criticising the Union Budget 2022-23, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed the Budget as ‘Pegasus spin Budget’ and stated that the budget has ‘zero’ for common people.
Taking to Twitter the West Bengal CM wrote, “Budget has zero for common people, who are crushed by unemployment & inflation. Govt is lost in big words signifying nothing-a Pegasus spin Budget.” According to Mamata Banerjee, the Central Government is only about big talks without any significant work.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Budget and called it a ‘Zer0 Sum Budget!’ He tweeted, “M0di G0vernment’s Zer0 Sum Budget! Nothing for Salaried class, Middle class The poor and deprived, Youth, Farmer.s MSMEs
M0di G0vernment’s Zer0 Sum Budget!
Nothing for
– Salaried class
– Middle class
– The poor & deprived
– Youth
– Farmers
– MSMEs— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 1, 2022
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday tabled Union Budget 2022 in the Lok Sabha and later in Rajya Sabha.
While presenting the Budget in the Lower House, the Finance Minister said that India’s economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2 per cent, the highest among all large economies. She also said that Union Budget 2022-23 seeks to lay the foundation and give a blueprint of the economy over the next 25 years.
The budget session of Parliament began on Monday with the address by President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses in the Central Hall.
The first part of the Union Budget Session of Parliament will be held from January 31 to February 11 and the second part of the Budget Session will take place from March 14 to April 8.