Even as the Opposition on Monday criticized State budget 2020-21, saying there is nothing to address unemployment, farmers’ concerns and doubling of their income, ruling BJP asserted it is a pro-farmer and common man’s budget.
BJP MLA Aseem Goel said the budget is a mirror of the government’s policies and common man's interest has been taken care of in this budget. Emphasis is laid on health, education and agriculture and it is dedicated to common man. Emphasis is laid on education. 4,000 playway schools will be opened for children of 3 to 5 years. Government has allocated Rs 416.02 crore for employment department to generate employment for youth.
JJP MLA Ishwar Singh applauded the government for framing good budget, saying government has laid emphasis on education sector and increased its share. Several steps have been taken to upgrade the status of framers and other sectors of the people and Rs. 519.34 crore for Welfare of Schedule Castes and Backward Classes Department, he added.
Participating in the debate, senior Congress leader Raghuvir Singh Kadiyan BJP-JJP coalition government has been formed in the State but this budget has failed to follow the spirit of coalition dharma. "Budget does not reflect government’s intention to implement the promises made by both the parties during the election," he said.
Kadiyan said both the parties had promised to give old people pension of Rs 5100 per month and unemployed allowances to youth of Rs 11,000 per month untill they get employment, but both of these election promises were completely silent in the budget.
"Budget should have dealt with issues of farmers’ distress, government’s plan to double the framers’ income and redressal of unemployment issues," he said, adding that it is completely silent on the issue of agrarian distress, industrial stagnation and joblessness that currently affect the people of the state.
The Senior Congress leader alleged that the chief minister has misled the people of the State by giving wrong figures regarding allocation of funds in agriculture and education sectors in the budget. On this issue, CM countered and said that fact and figures given in Budget paper is correct.
HEATED ARGUMENTS ON RSS
The arguments erupted when Congress leader Kadiyan made controversial statement on BJP-led State government, saying former US president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) defined democracy as: Government of the people, by the people, for the people. But this government defines democracy as: Government of the RSS, by the RSS and for the RSS.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar countered it, saying due to RSS, we follow the principal of ‘Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek’ and ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ (uniform development across the State). Backed by several MLAs of their respective parties, both the ruling and the opposition traded charges. BJP MLAs took a dig at Congress saying it believes in dividing the people. As the arguments seemed to reach a flashpoint, BJP MLAs said Congress party was responsible for dividing the country into two parts.