Budget 2023: The Budget for 2023-24 sparked a range of reactions from the Opposition. While some leaders welcomed the new
schemes proposed for the betterment of citizens, others saw them as a 'cover-up' of unfulfilled old promises by 'jumlas' (false promises). Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, "'Mitr Kaal' Budget has, NO vision for job creation. NO plan to deal with Mehngai. NO intention to reduce Inequality."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed Nirmala Sitharaman's Amrit Kal Budget 2023, claiming that it's a 'mitr kaal' budget that lacks a vision for job creation and a plan to tackle inflation, demonstrating that the Centre lacks a roadmap for building India's future. Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 5th Budget in Parliament on Wednesday, referring to it as the first budget of Amrit Kaal. The term, Amrit Kaal, was also mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he praised Nirmala Sitharaman's budget for fulfilling the dreams of aspirational India.
Reacting to the Budget 2023-24, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, "'Mitr Kaal' Budget has, NO vision for job creation. NO plan to deal with Mehngai. NO intention to reduce Inequality. The richest 1% own 40% of the wealth, the poorest 50% pay 64% of GST, and 42% of youth are unemployed, yet the PM doesn't Care!"
He continued, "This Budget demonstrates that the government has NO plan to create India's future."
‘Mitr Kaal’ Budget has:
NO vision to create Jobs
NO plan to tackle Mehngai
NO intent to stem Inequality
1% richest own 40% wealth, 50% poorest pay 64% of GST, 42% youth are unemployed- yet, PM doesn’t Care!
This Budget proves Govt has NO roadmap to build India’s future.
Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath said, "The Finance Minister's budget speech is an attempt to 'cover up the government's old promises' with 'jumlas'. We expected that the FM would shed light on the announcements that were supposed to be completed in 2022."
Referring to the BJP-led Central government's 'unfulfilled promises,' Kamal Nath tweeted, "The income of farmers was to be doubled by 2022, housing was to be available to every poor person by 2022, and the bullet train was to run in the country by 2022. However, the Finance Minister neither explained nor apologised to the country's people for failing to fulfill these announcements."
वित्त मंत्री का बजट भाषण सरकार के पुराने वादों पर जुमलो का पर्दा डालने का प्रयास नजर आया। हमें आशा थी कि वित्त मंत्री उन घोषणाओं पर प्रकाश डालेंगी जो 2022 में पूरी होनी थी।
2022 में किसानों की आमदनी दुगनी होनी थी।
The former chief minister said the Budget 2023 shows the government intends to divert 'the attention of people from the present complex situation by showing hollow dreams of the future.' "This is not a healthy trend for the country and the economy."
JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan said, "Budget 2023 has nothing. It's like the song "Sapno Ka Saudagar" nothing comes true when you wake up from a dream. Furthermore, no mention was made of controlling inflation and unemployment."
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the city received only Rs 325 crore in the Union Budget 2023-24, despite paying more than Rs 1.75 lakh crore in income tax last year.
In a series of tweets, Kejriwal said, "Step-motherly treatment again with Delhi people. Last year, Delhi people paid more than Rs 1.75 lakh crore in income tax. Only Rs 325 crore was allocated for the development of Delhi. This is a gross injustice to the people of Delhi."
"This budget contains no anti-inflationary measures. This budget, on the contrary, will raise inflation. There is no concrete plan in place to eliminate unemployment. Unfortunately, the education budget has been reduced from 2.64 per cent to 2.5 per cent. Reducing the health budget from 2.2 per cent to 1.99 per cent is harmful," he added.
दिल्ली वालों के साथ फिर से सौतेला बर्ताव। दिल्ली वालों ने पिछले साल 1.75 लाख करोड़ से ज़्यादा इनकम टैक्स दिया। उस में से मात्र 325 करोड़ रुपये दिल्ली के विकास के लिए दिये। ये तो दिल्ली वालों के साथ घोर अन्याय है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal)
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram hailed Budget 2023 for introducing a low-tax regime. He said, "I believe in a low-tax system. So, any tax cuts are welcome as putting more money in the hands of the people is the most effective way to stimulate the economy."
In a similar tone, Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor said, "The Union Budget 2023 contains some positive elements, but there is no mention of MNREGA, poor rural labour, employment, or inflation. Some basic questions remained unanswered."
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