Challenging the Congress, the Finance Minister said, "I would challenge the Congress party that for all the budget speeches they have delivered. Have they named every state of the country in each of their budget speeches. This is an outrageous allegation," she stated.
"The entire country is upset with the budget. People from all the states are upset because the BJP has failed to solve their basic issues. The compulsion of the government is clearly visible in this budget. INDIA bloc is protesting against the injustice done in the budget...," Gogoi said
"We all, especially the Samajwadi Party, were demanding that farmers should get MSP, so that their income doubles. But here we are seeing that the support price is given to the alliance partners who are saving their (BJP) government, rather than the farmers...," Yadav who participated in
Delhi Congress member Gaurav Gogoi spoke on the protest being held by the INDIA bloc in the Parliament complex Wednesday against the discriminatory Union budget, which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday called the Union Budget "good" and said that the opposition is trying to "mislead people" by saying that the budget presented by the central government is only for two states (Bihar and Andhra Pradesh).
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party General Secretary KC Venugopal, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, TMC MP Dola Sen were seen participating in the protest.
A Michigan Medicine study found that high systolic blood pressure (the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries) increases the risk of the two most common types of strokes over time.
The Angelina Jolie-directed war film 'Without Blood' a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh's contemporary tragicomedy 'Hard Truths' will have their world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
The Finance Minister, in her seventh consecutive Union Budget for 2024-25, outlined key priorities aimed at fostering economic growth and creating ample opportunities. The priorities include Productivity and Resilience in Agriculture, Employment and Skilling and services.