"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.
Emphasizing the necessity for a budget that addresses the needs of the middle class and the underprivileged, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge praised the 1991 Budget presented by former Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, noting that it spurred India's growth trajectory.
The Union Budget outlines the government's revenue and expenditure plans for the upcoming fiscal year, while the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is a significant event considering the developmental needs.
The changes in the capital gain taxes have been announced to make the rates simple to understand people so that they can understand their tax rates well, said Revenue Secretary, Sanjay Malhotra.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha and demanded a discussion over the "negligence" of Tamil Nadu in the Union Budget 2024 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
"The way there has been major expenditure of defence, rural development, agriculture, education, IT, health, energy and software, commerce and industry, it seems that this is a pro budget for 'gaanv', 'gareeb' as well as the industrial sector," Sawant said speaking to the media on Tuesday.
Commending the Union Budget 2024, Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, said that it is a pretty balanced budget, focused on job creation.