Union Budget 2022: Cong, TMC, JD(U), CPI(M) lambast Centre’s policies

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any tax relief in the Budget for the year 202223 the Congress on Tuesday slammed the government for betraying the middle and salaried classReacting to the Budget Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Indias salaried class amp middle class were hoping for relief in times of pandemic All round pay cuts and back breaking inflation FM amp PM have again deeply disappointed them in Direct Tax measures This is a betrayal of Indias Salaried Class amp Middle Class Budget2022However the Finance Minister in some relief to the taxpayers announced that updated income tax returns can now be filed within two years But there was no change to the tax slabsCongress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the Union Budget is ldquoextremely disappointing a damp squibrdquoExtremely disappointing a damp squib There seems to be absolutely nothing in this Budget Its an astonishingly disappointing Budget When you listen to the speech no mention of MGNREGA of Defence of any other urgent priorities facing the public said TharoorHe further said that the country have to wait for 25 more years for acche din to arrive We are facing terrible inflation and theres no tax relief for the middle class This is a Budget that seems to be pushing the mirage of achhe din even farther away Now its India at 100 well have to wait for 25 more years for acche din to arrive said the Congress MPVery clear that as far as digital currency is concerned Government was heading in that direction To the best of my knowledge a reasonable proposition I dont think we will be criticising that But we are more concerned about lack of substance for common citizens in Budget he addedCongress leader Gaurav Gogoi said The budget has focused on the interests of big business friends of PM Modi It has not tackled the problems of unemployment and inflation This budget will only increase the inequality and leave the largest section of our population vulnerable and dependent on handoutsCongress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted On the one hand the Budget talks of climate action and protecting the environment On the other it pushes ecologically disastrous riverlinking projects Rhetoric sounds nice But actions matter more On that front the Modi govt is on a destructive pathFormer Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Monday said that this years budget will be Chunaavi budget ahead of the scheduled assembly electionsSpeaking to reporters on Monday evening Rawat said This years budget will be a Chunaavi Budget It will be presented in a way while focusing on the interests of the pollbound statesCPIM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury took to Twitter to voice his opinion ldquoBudget for whom The richest 1037 Indians owns 64637 of the countrys wealth Bottom 6037 own less than 537 Why are those who amassed super profits during the pandemic while joblessness poverty amp hunger have grown not being taxed morerdquoHe also added ldquoAnti people budget When human suffering exponentially grew during last two years subsidies on food fertiliser amp petroleum slashed Cruel assault on peoples livelihoodsrdquoCriticising the Union Budget 202223 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed the Budget as Pegasus spin Budget and stated that the budget has zero for common peopleTaking to Twitter the West Bengal CM wrote Budget has zero for common people who are crushed by unemployment amp inflation Govt is lost in big words signifying nothing a Pegasus spin BudgetAccording to Mamata the Central Government is only about big talks without any significant workOne of the strong allies of the BJP NDA constituent Janata DalUnited JDU on Tuesday expressed its disappointment with the Union Budget 202223JDU Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha called it a disappointing BudgetWe have a long standing demand for special status of Bihar and expecting that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would say something on it but unfortunately she completely ignored it he saidThe Union Budget has been beneficial for developed states but it has nothing for poor states like Bihar Our state needs financial support from the Centre for its development he addedKushwahas statement also hinted that the tussle between the JDU and BJP will intensify in the coming daysMaharashtra Minister of state for Home and Information and Technology Satej Patil has called the Union Budget a lsquoBig Zero Budgetrsquo which has resulted in the big disappointment to middle class and salaried peopleThe minister said that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has failed to give any respite to the people in distress because of the Covid19 pandemic over the last two years He has said that the BJPled central government has betrayed the common man of the countryldquoA big disappointment for the middle class and salaried since there is not change in income tax exemption for the middle class who were in crisis during the Covid era This is a betrayal of Indiarsquos Salaried Class amp Middle Class Budget2022rdquo he has tweetedIn another tweet he has termed it as lsquoBig Zero Budgetrsquo and further tweeted ldquoBJP led central government is insensitive and seems to have decided not to listen to the voice of the common man of IndiardquoChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel termed the Union Budget lsquodirectionlessrsquo and said it does not offer anything to the farmers women and the youthldquoIt is a directionless Budget It doesnt have anything to offer to farmers women and the youth This Budget says nothing about doubling farmers income and the smart city projectrdquo he said to ANIThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content 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