Budget 2026: Pramod Tiwari outlines opposition's agenda

Ahead of the Union Budget Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Tuesday criticised the Centre highlighting the serious challenges faced by the country and accused the government of having completely eliminated constitutionally guaranteed rights and weakened constitutional institutionsAfter attending the allparty meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ahead of the Union Budget on February 1 Tiwari stressed that the opposition will collectively raise these concerns with full forceSpeaking to reporters Tiwari said The budget is an extremely important document as it determines the direction and condition of the country The biggest problem today is that things that were previously hidden are now completely out in the open This government is completely eliminating constitutionally guaranteed rights It is weakening constitutional institutions and people of a particular ideology are being appointed to these positions This is a serious threat to democracyHe further raised concerns over Indias foreign policy saying Today the situation is such that no country seems to be clearly standing with us We are unable to determine who our strategic partners are This situation is extremely worrying for a country like IndiaReacting to the Indian rupee hovering around 9179 today Tiwari asserted that a fall in the rupee weakens the countrys economic healthThe rupee has reached its historical low approximately 92 As the rupee falls the countrys economic health weakens The dangers that were pointed out during Manmohan Singhs time have multiplied many times over today Along with this US sanctions uncertainty in international trade and the terrible state of pollution at the domestic level especially in Delhi have become serious challenges for the country Tiwari notedTiwari also flagged issues in Jammu and Kashmir and other regions stating Claims of normalcy do not match the ground reality in Jammu and Kashmir The situation in Indore is a matter of concern In the city that was touted as a model of cleanliness people are falling ill Gandhinagar is an area connected to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister so who is accountableHe emphasised unemployment as the most pressing challenge saying Young people dont understand what their future holds Employment opportunities are continuously disappearing and manufacturing and investment are coming to a standstill The situation is even worse in rural areas Farmers labourers and young people who had left their villages in search of employment are now living in insecurity again Even getting their names added to government schemes has become difficultTiwari added that the opposition will decide on strategies regarding these issues during statelevel and alliance meetings in the coming daysI want to make it clear this is not just opposition from the opposition parties There is discontent within the government as well The pressure on institutions and the misuse of agencies have wounded the democratic soul of the country he assertedDefence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired an allparty meeting today ahead of the Budget session which will begin on January 28 and run until April 2The first phase is scheduled from January 28 to February 13 while the second phase will run from March 9 to April 2The Budget Session will feature 30 sittings with the Union Budget 202627 being presented on February 1President Droupadi Murmu will formally open the session addressing members of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya SabhaThis 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 in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever