Union Budget 2020: Rahul Gandhi Terms It All Talk, No Action
Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi compared the Union Budget 2020 to the Modi government and termed it "all talk and no action." In a brief interaction with the media, the Congress leader remarked that Nirmala Sitharaman, in her long presentation, had not addressed the issue of unemployment.
The main issue facing this country today is unemployment & I didn't see any concrete idea that would help our youngsters get jobs.
— Congress (@INCIndia) February 1, 2020
The budget describes the govt quite well, all talk & no action.
- Shri @RahulGandhi addresses the media after #Budget2020 pic.twitter.com/cqsBVtnlVP
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar remarked that while the budget focused on agriculture warehousing, it lacked the required vision and clarity to double farmers' income.
#Budget2020
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) February 1, 2020
Budget focuses on Agriculture Warehousing but lacks vision and clarity on Doubling Farmers' income. It is still a distant dream.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the budget was disappointing. It benefited no one—be it businessmen, unemployed youth, farmers, workers or the poorer sections of society.
आया भाजपा का एक और निराशाजनक बजट. न नौकरीपेशा को फ़ायदा, न कारोबारी को, न उद्योग को, न किसान-मज़दूर-गरीब को. युवा और भी निराश हो गए हैं और महंगाई की मारी गृहणी और भी हताश.
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) February 1, 2020
बजट के झूठे छलावे की जगह अगर भाजपा के भ्रष्टाचार पर कर लगा दिया जाए तो देश के बुरे दिन समाप्त हो जाएंगे. pic.twitter.com/Bj7P8ChzD5
Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, took a dig at the Finance Minister saying her "speech was as long as T-20, but less entertaining."
West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee posted a tweet remarking that she was "shocked and appalled to see how the Central government plans to ambush the heritage and legacy of public institutions." The TMC chief was referring to the government's plan to privatise railways in part, sell Air India and raise funds through LIC IPO.
I am shocked & appalled to see how the Central Government plans to ambush the heritage & legacy of public institutions.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 1, 2020
It's the end of a sense of security.
Is it also the end of an era?#LIC #IndianRailways #AirIndia #BSNL
NCP leader and Lok Sabha MP from Baramati, Supriya Sule, was disappointed that the automobile sector had been ignored. The unemployment issue also had not been addressed, she said.
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— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) February 1, 2020
Automobile sector has been completely ignored and unemployment issue is not addressed fairly. It was the lengthiest speech but lacked farsightedness and direction.