Rahul's criticism is vapid, but this is not a triple A rail budget
FirstpostSadananda Gowda presented a stem-the-rot budget, so Rahul’s criticism that it is not pro-poor can be ignored. More than Narendra Modi’s backing, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda should take Rahul Gandhi’s vapid criticism of his rail budget as the biggest vote of confidence. For a man in whose political interests the entire national economy was derailed by the UPA, the Gandhi scion’s criticism of Gowda’s budget as lacking in vision and not being “pro-poor” tells us that the budget is on the right track. So let me say it again: Gowda’s job begins the day after the budget, which is today, and Arun Jaitley’s job begins the day after - after he delivers his maiden Union budget speech tomorrow. But his test begins now: the work to be done in the remaining 230-and-odd days before the next rail budget includes completing projects left unfinished by the UPA so that they start generating revenues, strengthening and upgrading tracks so that they stand the strain of higher usage, and - most important - creating the policy structures necessary to bring in FDI and domestic private investment to the railways.
History of this topic
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Chief Ministers criticise Union Budget 2023; Haryana CM hails it
The Hindu
Rahul Gandhi whines about length of budget speech, says FM & PM 'clueless'
Op India
Left high and dry? Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget neglected his own state, say commuters, politicians
Firstpost
Budget 2015: Mulayam praises budget | IndiaTV News
India TV News
Railway budget smacks of privatisation: Opposition
The Hindu
Proposals revolutionary, innovative: BJP
The Hindu
Raje hails Rail Budget, Congress slams it for ignoring Rajasthan
India TV News
Mamata, Mayawati, Jaya: Who said what on the Railway Budget
Firstpost
Rail Budget reformist, forward-looking: Manmohan
The HinduDiscover Related