The Lok Sabha today resumed discussion on the Union Budget. Participating in the discussion, Charanjit Singh Channi of Congress alleged that the Budget has disappointed people. He questioned the relocation of Dr B R Ambadkar’s statue in Parliament House.
Mr Channi alleged that stepmotherly treatment has been given to Punjab in this Budget. He said, the budget has nothing for the people of Punjab who were affected due to floods. He alleged that the Budget is intended to save the Government.
Mr Channi also questioned the Government as to why it has not increased the wages under MGNREGA. The House witnessed heated arguments between Congress MPs and treasury bench members over some of the remarks made by Mr Channi.
Rebutting the allegations of bias against the budget, Sunil Tatkare of NCP said that maximum development in his state Maharashtra took place during the NDA regime. He said that it has been the tradition of the house to praise the good works of the government even by the opposition members but this time opposition is criticising the budget just for the sake of criticism.
Calling the budget a copy-and-paste budget Saugat Roy, MP from TMC alleged that it is the most divisive budget in recent times. He claimed that many features of the budget are taken from the manifesto of the Congress party and the education loan scheme to the students is an exact copy of a West Bengal government scheme. He also raised the issue of stalling the dues of the West Bengal government by the central government. The discussion on the Union Budget is underway.
