NEW DELHI: Congress the president Mallikarjun Kharge and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the budget as a “kursi bachao (seat-saving)” attempt, while saying the Modi government had borrowed “cheap” ideas from the Congress manifesto, even if it failed to implement it properly.
Rahul Gandhi in his post on X, Gandhi said that it is the “Bachao Chair” budget. He followed up by adding that “Appease Allies: Hollow promises to them at the expense of other countries. Copy and Paste: Congressional Manifestos and previous budgets.
“At The Modi government‘Budget copycat’ can’t even copy Congress’ Nay Patra correctly! The Modi government’s budget distributes half-hearted ‘rewadis (freebies)’ to cheat its coalition partners to keep the NDA alive,” Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post in Hindi. “This is not a budget for ‘state development’ . This is the ‘save Modi government’ budget!
Speaking to mediapersons, Kharge termed the budget as “disappointing” and said the budget distribution was “not based on need, but only to save seats”.
“We expected the budget to address the long-standing problems of farmers, including legal guarantees for MSP, fertilizer subsidy etc. But nothing was mentioned in the budget,” he said. He also referred to the caste census, saying the government had not provided funds for the budget.
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said unemployment was the “biggest challenge facing the country” and the government’s response was “little” and would have little impact on the “serious situation”. He said the Economic Survey dismissed the problem of inflation in a few short sentences. The finance minister rejected it with 10 words in paragraph three of his speech, he said.
Chidambaram also asserted that the finance minister has not addressed serious issues affecting education such as the NEET exam system and the scandal-plagued National Testing Agency. “Some states are demanding that NEET should be abolished and states should be free to use their own methods to select candidates for various courses in medical education. But there is no response,” said the Congress leader, expressing concern about the government’s failure. this address. “I have not heard the finance minister refer to school education. However, the government is determined to stick to NEET which, you will recall, is an examination at the end of school education,” he said.
The former finance minister also said that the finance minister’s speech showed that he “actually implemented the ideas underlying the party’s proposal on the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, the apprenticeship scheme with allowances for apprentices, and on the abolition of the Angel Tax.”
On the same issue Praveen Chakravarty, AICC spokesperson and chairman of Congress Professionals and Data Analysis in a post on X took a dig at the government saying, “PM Modi called the Congress manifesto a document” Muslim League. Today, the government’s budget is copy-pasted from that and I’m not complaining!”
In another post, he highlights a section of the Economic Survey that shows employment-related investment schemes and overhauling the apprenticeship framework are essential to job creation. He also pointed to a section of the Congress manifesto where the party promised that if elected it would implement the ELI and Right to Apprenticeship schemes for jobs. “Imitation is the best form of flattery!,” he added.
“However, the ELI announced in the Budget raises questions about its effectiveness. ELI for the first time provides one month’s wages to all new entrants to the workforce in all formal sectors. This scheme misreads the challenges facing India on two accounts,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X and elaborated on the challenge to drive home that what the NDA government has proposed in the budget is not enough.
“India’s main challenge is the lack of employment. This scheme rewards those who have been lucky enough to get a formal job. The jobseekers who are unable to find employment – who are in greater numbers and need help more quickly. – are not find a mention,” he said.
“India has faced difficulties in ensuring that women join the productive workforce. This scheme appears to be gender-blind, with no special attention to young women, and only rewards women who have found jobs. It fails to do anything to incentivize women to looking for a job,” added Ramesh.
“Two ELI employers also need to be reworked. The INC has proposed to deliver ELI through tax credits, while the Budget delivers through reimbursement for EPFO ​​contributions. This delivery mechanism is effectively a subsidy for wages for these workers – while rebates for taxes. will be more attractive owners and owners of companies to encourage rent,” he said.
Ramesh also stressed that along with unemployment, the budget is notable for finally acknowledging another crisis. “MSMEs – which the PM and his government have deliberately tried to destroy for the last ten years – are the main talking points in the union budget. Apart from the credit guarantee for MSME manufacturers – of which few details have been made available so far – But the Budget fails to address several key policy proposals that could revitalizing the MSME sector,” he said while listing the challenges.
“It seems that the personal, political and moral defeat of June 4 has condemned this Government to admit some major problems – but it has not yet gained competence!,” he concluded.
Rahul Gandhi in his post on X, Gandhi said that it is the “Bachao Chair” budget. He followed up by adding that “Appease Allies: Hollow promises to them at the expense of other countries. Copy and Paste: Congressional Manifestos and previous budgets.
“At The Modi government‘Budget copycat’ can’t even copy Congress’ Nay Patra correctly! The Modi government’s budget distributes half-hearted ‘rewadis (freebies)’ to cheat its coalition partners to keep the NDA alive,” Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post in Hindi. “This is not a budget for ‘state development’ . This is the ‘save Modi government’ budget!
Speaking to mediapersons, Kharge termed the budget as “disappointing” and said the budget distribution was “not based on need, but only to save seats”.
“We expected the budget to address the long-standing problems of farmers, including legal guarantees for MSP, fertilizer subsidy etc. But nothing was mentioned in the budget,” he said. He also referred to the caste census, saying the government had not provided funds for the budget.
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said unemployment was the “biggest challenge facing the country” and the government’s response was “little” and would have little impact on the “serious situation”. He said the Economic Survey dismissed the problem of inflation in a few short sentences. The finance minister rejected it with 10 words in paragraph three of his speech, he said.
Chidambaram also asserted that the finance minister has not addressed serious issues affecting education such as the NEET exam system and the scandal-plagued National Testing Agency. “Some states are demanding that NEET should be abolished and states should be free to use their own methods to select candidates for various courses in medical education. But there is no response,” said the Congress leader, expressing concern about the government’s failure. this address. “I have not heard the finance minister refer to school education. However, the government is determined to stick to NEET which, you will recall, is an examination at the end of school education,” he said.
The former finance minister also said that the finance minister’s speech showed that he “actually implemented the ideas underlying the party’s proposal on the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, the apprenticeship scheme with allowances for apprentices, and on the abolition of the Angel Tax.”
On the same issue Praveen Chakravarty, AICC spokesperson and chairman of Congress Professionals and Data Analysis in a post on X took a dig at the government saying, “PM Modi called the Congress manifesto a document” Muslim League. Today, the government’s budget is copy-pasted from that and I’m not complaining!”
In another post, he highlights a section of the Economic Survey that shows employment-related investment schemes and overhauling the apprenticeship framework are essential to job creation. He also pointed to a section of the Congress manifesto where the party promised that if elected it would implement the ELI and Right to Apprenticeship schemes for jobs. “Imitation is the best form of flattery!,” he added.
“However, the ELI announced in the Budget raises questions about its effectiveness. ELI for the first time provides one month’s wages to all new entrants to the workforce in all formal sectors. This scheme misreads the challenges facing India on two accounts,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X and elaborated on the challenge to drive home that what the NDA government has proposed in the budget is not enough.
“India’s main challenge is the lack of employment. This scheme rewards those who have been lucky enough to get a formal job. The jobseekers who are unable to find employment – who are in greater numbers and need help more quickly. – are not find a mention,” he said.
“India has faced difficulties in ensuring that women join the productive workforce. This scheme appears to be gender-blind, with no special attention to young women, and only rewards women who have found jobs. It fails to do anything to incentivize women to looking for a job,” added Ramesh.
“Two ELI employers also need to be reworked. The INC has proposed to deliver ELI through tax credits, while the Budget delivers through reimbursement for EPFO ​​contributions. This delivery mechanism is effectively a subsidy for wages for these workers – while rebates for taxes. will be more attractive owners and owners of companies to encourage rent,” he said.
Ramesh also stressed that along with unemployment, the budget is notable for finally acknowledging another crisis. “MSMEs – which the PM and his government have deliberately tried to destroy for the last ten years – are the main talking points in the union budget. Apart from the credit guarantee for MSME manufacturers – of which few details have been made available so far – But the Budget fails to address several key policy proposals that could revitalizing the MSME sector,” he said while listing the challenges.
“It seems that the personal, political and moral defeat of June 4 has condemned this Government to admit some major problems – but it has not yet gained competence!,” he concluded.