New Delhi: Following the announcement of Budget 2022 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Tuesday, opposition leaders reacted to it. Many of them such as Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, and Akhilesh Yadav criticised, terming it against the common citizens. This year, the budget was also presented in a paperless form like last year.
Rahul posted a tweet criticising the budget. He said that it had nothing for the salaried class, middle class, poor, youth, farmers, and 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
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the budget has zero for common people, who are getting crushed by unemployment and inflation.
She termed the budget, ”A Pegasus spin budget.”
BUDGET HAS ZERO FOR COMMON PEOPLE, WHO ARE GETTING CRUSHED BY UNEMPLOYMENT & INFLATION. GOVT IS LOST IN BIG WORDS SIGNIFYING NOTHING – A PEGASUS SPIN BUDGET
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 1, 2022
Samajwadi Chief Akhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP government saying, ‘Another budget of BJP will cause more burden on people’s pocket.’
काम-कारोबार सब हुआ चौपट…ऐतिहासिक मंदी,लाखों की नौकरी कर गयी चट…आम जनता की आमदनी गयी घट…बेकारी-बीमारी में बैंकों में जमा निकली सारी बचत…अब लोगों की जेब काटने के लिए आया भाजपा का एक और बजट…
उप्र से भाजपा के दुखदायी युग का अंत शुरू हो रहा है!
यूपी कहे आज का
नहीं चाहिए भाजपा— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) February 1, 2022
Delhi CM said that the budget has nothing for common citizens. The government did nothing to reduce inflation.
करोना काल में लोगों को बजट से बहुत उम्मीद थी। बजट ने लोगों को मायूस किया। आम जनता के लिए बजट में कुछ नहीं है। महंगाई कम करने के लिए कुछ नहीं।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 1, 2022
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, ”We are concerned about lack of substance for common citizens in Budget.”
Very clear that as far as digital currency is concerned, Govt was heading in that direction. To the best of my knowledge,a reasonable proposition,I don’t think we’ll be criticising that.But we’re more concerned about lack of substance for common citizens in Budget: Shashi Tharoor pic.twitter.com/Xzb2aw7NRg
— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2022
General Secretary of the Communist Party of India, Sitaram Yechury raised a question on the budget — Budget for whom? ”The richest 10% Indian owns 75% of the country’s wealth. Bottom 60% own less than 5%,” added Yechury.
Budget for whom?
The richest 10% Indians owns 75% of the country’s wealth.
Bottom 60% own less than 5%.
Why are those who amassed super profits during the pandemic, while joblessness, poverty & hunger have grown, not being taxed more?#Budget2022— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) February 1, 2022