Union Budget Pragmatic, Aims at Economic Recovery and Financial Reforms: BJP
News 18The BJP defended the union budget in the Rajya Sabha on Friday saying it is pragmatic, provides relief to the poor and unemployed and aims at economic recovery as well as financial reforms. Participating in the debate on the Union budget in the Upper House of Parliament, BJP leader and union minister Anurag Thakur attacked opposition parties, alleging that they were using farmers for their political gains and asserted that the three new farm laws will help in doubling the incomes of peasants. The government provided relief to 40 crore men and women of this country, he said, adding the health budget has been increased by 137 per cent to Rs 2.38 lakh crore. On the other hand, public has had to pay and even now paying crores of rupees to make for losses, almost every year in vain.” Defending the Budget, Sudhanshu Trivedi said it is a transparent budget unlike the budgets of the UPA era which showed 9.5 per cent fiscal deficit.