Aam Aadmi Party leader and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, on Friday raised concerns over economic projections in the absence of a pre-Budget economic survey and said that the Delhi government budget is "hawa hawai."
Speaking in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Sood also targeted the Aam Aadmi Party and said that they have tricked people with a criminal psyche like Charles Sobhraj.
The Delhi government's Budget presented in the Assembly came under sharp criticism as AAP leader and Leader of the Opposition Atishi raised concerns over economic projections in the absence of a pre-Budget economic survey.
BJP MLA Shikha Rai criticized AAP's past budgets as superficial and hailed the new Delhi budget as comprehensive. She claimed it addresses key issues across communities and will bring significant changes to the city within a year.
Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Atishi questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party for not having a discussion on the budget on Wednesday and said that she has written to Speaker Vijender Gupta and demanded at least two days for discussions on the budget.
Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Atishi wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta on Wednesday and requested that the next three days be devoted solely to discussing the Budget.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj criticized the recent budget, calling it "completely against the poor" due to significant reductions in healthcare funding.
Speaking to the media, Atishi argued that the budget has no basis, as the Delhi government won't be able to generate the proposed Rs 1 lakh crore revenue.
The budget has seen a significant rise of 31.58% from the previous year, with a total allocation of Rs1 lakh crore for various sectors, including education, transport, and urban development.
Attacking the Delhi government for making a Budget without an economic survey, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital, Atishi, on Tuesday said that the government has admitted that they have not done any analysis to make the Budget.