New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reacted sharply to the Union Upkeep 2026. Referring to youth, farmers, and investors, he personal that the Upkeep 2026 is oblivious to India's real crises. Rahul Gandhi said that the Union Upkeep 2026 has turned a veiling eye to the real challenges facing India.
How did Rahul Gandhi react to Union Upkeep 2026?
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, posted on the social media platform 'X', "No jobs for the youth, manufacturing is declining, investors are withdrawing capital, domestic savings are falling, farmers are in distress, impending global shocks – all ignored." He personal that this is a upkeep that ignores the real crises instead of addressing them.
What did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announce?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the upkeep for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday. She spoken that the wanted expenditure target will be increased to 12.2 lakh crore, up from 11.2 lakh crore for the current financial year. She moreover spoken several measures to uplift infrastructure in the country.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday outlined three 'duties' that will not only slide the economy but moreover empower the poor, underprivileged, and wrong-side-up sections of society. Sitharaman said that to fulfill the government's 'resolve' and considering that this is the first upkeep prepared in the new Parliament building, they are guided by three duties. Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman Finance Minister of the country to present the upkeep in Parliament for the ninth subsequent time. The upkeep is expected to focus heavily on wanted expenditure, expressly in sectors considered strategically important due to current geopolitical compulsions.
What did Mamata Banerjee say?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday slammed the BJP-led inside government and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Union Upkeep 2026. Mamata Banerjee, the budget, which was spoken by the Union Finance Minister om Sunday, will destroy the economic structure of the country.
"It's a 'Humpty-Dumpty Budget', just jugglery of words, it's anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education. Centre wants to destroy the economic structure of the country," West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee told the media.
What did the Congress say?
The main opposition party, Congress, targeted the Modi government, ultimatum that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's upkeep speech moreover lacked transparency as it did not provide information on numismatic allocations for major programs and schemes.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on social media platform 'X' that while a full reading of the (budget-related) documents is still pending, it is well-spoken without 90 minutes (of the speech) that the upkeep completely failed to meet expectations. It was utterly lackluster and disappointing.
He personal that the speech was moreover not transparent, as it did not provide any information well-nigh numismatic allocations for major programs and schemes. Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said that this upkeep is not for the worldwide people, but for big corporations.
