Jammu, February 5:
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country’s salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget.
In a statement issued to mercury times, State Spokesperson AAP, Partap Jamwal meanwhile, criticised the Budget. “Budget has zero for common people, who are getting crushed by unemployment & inflation.
He said the people were waiting for the “achhe din” as lured by the BJP in 2014. There is nothing in the budget. It is like ‘Sapno Ka Saudagar’ – nothing comes true when you wake up after a dream. Also, nothing was mentioned about how to control inflation and unemployment.
Partap alleged that there was no mention of MNREGA, poor rural labour, employment and inflation. Some fundamental questions remained to be answered, he claimed.
Partap said he is a believer in a low tax regime, and so “any tax cuts are welcome because giving more money into the hands of the people is the best way to boost the economy.”
Partap further alleged that in this budget there was no solution to price-rise, inflation, or unemployment. He claimed that the poor only got “words and rhetoric.” “Budget benefits only the big industrialists. Tax rebate up to Rs 7 lakh is insignificant considering the inflation and price rise; it is like drop in ocean for middle class.
