‘Finance Minister Could Have Been Brave But Chose To Be Timid’: Congress On Union Budget 2021
‘This year’s budget lacks a roadmap for accelerating growth and reviving consumer demand,’ senior Congress leader and deputy leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-01T14:19:57+05:30 ‘Finance Minister Could Have Been Brave But Chose To Be Timid’: Congress On Union Budget 2021 outlookindia.com 2021-02-01T14:22:41+05:30
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Reacting to the Union Budget that was presented on Monday, the Congress lashed out at the Centre and claimed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and alleged that the budget was a case of wrong diagnosis and prescription .
The opposition party also said that Sitharaman s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and alleged that the budget was without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer demand.
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Congress reacts to presentation of Union Budget 2021
Strongly critising the Union Budget 2021, the Congress on Monday said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and the budget was a case of wrong diagnosis and prescription . Taking to Twitter, senior Congress leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said, The FM could have been brave but chose to be timid. The nation needed a bold budget and more direct transfers to the weaker sections to revive demand, restart job creation.
The budget is disappointing and without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer demand, he said.
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BJP on Monday hailed the budget and said it will provide a major boost to India s infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare
Congress strongly criticised the Union Budget, saying FM s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and the budget was a case of wrong diagnosis and prescription .
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the
Union Budget as one for Aatmanirbhar Bharat , and asserted that this will strengthen the economy. Ruling party leaders lauded the budget for its focus on a number of measures, including capital expenditure, tax exemption for senior citizens and incentives for start-ups among others.
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Terming the Union Budget as directionless , the Congress on Monday said it was a case of wrong diagnosis and prescription , and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could have been brave by extending help to the poor, but chose to be timid .
The opposition party also said that Sitharaman s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and alleged that the budget was without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer demand. The FM could have been brave but chose to be timid. The nation needed a bold budget and more direct transfers to the weaker sections to revive demand, restart job creation, senior Congress leader and Deputy leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma tweeted. The finance minister could have been bold and extended help to the poor and the working class, but she chose to be timid and continued with the government s rhetoric, Sharma said.