Case of 'wrong diagnosis and prescription', says Congress; slams Union Budget as 'disappointing' - watsupptoday.com
Case of 'wrong diagnosis and prescription', says Congress; slams Union Budget as 'disappointing'
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Case of 'wrong diagnosis and prescription', says Congress; slams Union Budget as 'disappointing'

New Delhi
February 1, 2021

Terming the Union Budget as "directionless", the Congress on Monday said it was a case of "wrong diagnosis and prescription", and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could have been "brave" by extending help to the poor, but chose to be "timid".

The opposition party also said that Sitharaman's speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and alleged that the budget was without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer demand.

"The FM could have been brave but chose to be timid. The nation needed a bold budget and more direct transfers to the weaker sections to revive demand, restart job creation," senior Congress leader and Deputy leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma tweeted.

The Finance Minister could have been bold and extended help to the poor and the working class, but she chose to be timid and continued with the Government's rhetoric, Sharma said. He further added that 'One Nation, One Ration Card' and increased spending on public health were two bright spots in an otherwise "directionless" budget which will be forgotten in a few weeks.

Terming the budget "disappointing" , Congress' deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the BJP has put India into insolvency and bankruptcy and is busy selling public-owned assets to 12-15 major companies.

"Rest of India which is struggling with rising costs, unemployment and corruption have to reconcile with a meaningless 'Aatmanirbhar' slogan," he alleged.
Finance Minister Sitharaman presented the budget for 2021-22 in Lok Sabha with a focus on driving economic recovery through higher spending on sectors such as healthcare and infrastructure.

She read out the budget speech in the Lok Sabha from a tablet on Monday instead of a conventional paper document as the first paperless budget since independence was presented by the Government due to the COVID situation.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari also alleged that the budget was a "national monetization plan short hand for National Sell out" and there was "no central focus in Budget".



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