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#ViralMemes: Rahul Trolled For His Expressions Published by GulteDesk February 02, 2021
Sharing memes and trolls on Indian politicians is not a novelty and among them, Rahul Gandhi has always stood on the top. Be it on his previous interviews, or public speeches, Mr Gandhi was mocked for various reasons and on multiple occasions.
The other day, he became the butt of jokes on the internet all over again as he was also present in the parliament during the Union Budget 2021 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
This year’s budget brought mixed emotions as some expressed their happiness while some were disgruntled calling it favourable to rich more than the middle class and poor. Amid the tension and strong attention, netizens were quick to put all their observation on Rahul Gandhi. The image of him sitting allegedly ‘bored’ went viral in no time and it looked more like an ill-timed photograph than the actual claim.
Budget 2021: 5 expectations of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Union Budget 2021-22
Talking to Zee Media, Union Finance Minister Sitharaman said that she is going to present Union Budget 2021 using a Made in India tablet.
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Updated: Feb 1, 2021, 11:17 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (February 1) tweeted his expectations from Union Budget 2021. The Wayanad MP posted the tweet minutes before Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman started the presentation of Budget 2021 in Lok Sabha. Few days ago, Sitharaman had said that because of the COVID-19 epidemic, Union Budget 2021-22 will be completely different from the budget of the last 100 years.
Here are 5 expectations of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Budget 2021:
Rahul Gandhi Looked Bored During Budget 2021 So Naturally Twitter Turned Him into a Meme
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is no stranger to online trolling. Monday wasn t any different for the Congressman who was in attendance in the parliament during the Union Budget 2021 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
While the budget in itself grabbed eyeballs of netizens for several reasons including Sitharaman quoting Nobel laureate and Bengali icon Rabindranath Tagore to describe India s battle with the coronavirus pandemic and Twitterati watching the budget through the lens of the middle-class public.
But as the session progressed, the
janta quickly shifted their attention towards an unfortunate and ill-timed photograph of Gandhi which made him look as if he were sitting bored during the budget speech in the parliament.
Rahul Demands Hike In Healthcare Budget And Support To Farmers, MSMEs
Union Budget: Rahul demands support to MSMEs, farmers, workers for employment generation File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-01T11:44:12+05:30 Rahul Demands Hike In Healthcare Budget And Support To Farmers, MSMEs outlookindia.com 2021-02-01T11:46:53+05:30
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, ahead of the union budget, on Monday, demanded an increase in healthcare budget and hike in defence expenditure to safeguard the country s borders.
He urged the government to provide support to small and medium enterprises, farmers and workers, and generate employment.
He also Budget 2021 must: Support MSMEs, farmers and workers to generate employment. Increase healthcare expenditure to save lives. Increase defence expenditure to safeguard borders, he said on Twitter.