The Union budget has announced many schemes to create employment opportunities, skill enhancement and social welfare schemes towards making a Viksit Bharat by 2024.
The decision came on Wednesday after the opposition parties claimed that the Union Budget presented on July 23 was "discriminatory" as it did not allocate enough funds for the state ruled by non-NDA parties.
In a strong rebuttal to the opposition's criticism of Union Budget 2024-25, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the opposition of engaging in mere politics rather than providing constructive feedback on the budget.
BJP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition R Ashok and BJP Karnataka President BY Vijayendra, slept inside the assembly on Wednesday night. The BJP MLAs are protesting and demanding discussion on the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam by sleeping in the Assembly.
Both Houses of Parliament took up discussion on the Union Budget 2024-2025 on Wednesday with opposition parties accusing it of being "discriminatory" with most states and lacking vision and BJP members highlighting the achievements of the Modi government and provisions of various sectors in
Speaking briefly in the Rajya Sabha, Kharge, who is Leader of Opposition in the House, alleged such budget has never been presented and it has been done to save the BJP-led government, which is dependent on the support of JD-U and TDP for its survival
Union Minister Piyush Goyal slammed the opposition for boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27 and said because of personnel enmity towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, opposition leaders are boycotting NITI Aayog meeting.
Karnataka Leader of the Opposition, R Ashoka, on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged discrimination with opposition ruled states in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said her speech mentioned projects for only two states
GVL Narasimha Rao, BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, criticized Congress and the INDIA bloc for opposing special focus on states in the Union Budget based on their needs, calling it a sign of political frustration and a negative attitude.
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi mentioned on Wednesday that the legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) is the right of farmers and that the INDIA alliance will ensure that the farmers will get their rights.