State Congress on Saturday termed the Union Budget 2020-21 a huge disappointment and called it just an ‘airy castle’. It also denounced the budget for not including any new railway project for lesser developed region of Chhattisgarh.
In a statement on Saturday PCC Chief Mohan Markam said, “People of the country had a lot of expectations from Union Budget 2020-21, which turned into a disappointment.”
Markam mocking the Union government’s claim of making India a five-trillion economy termed it a ‘Jumla’. Denouncing the Union Budget he said, "Their goal is to make India a $5 trillion dollar economy in next few years but the reality is, that our economy is sinking not rising."
Further slamming the Union Budget he said, “The budget is silent on how the sinking economy, skyrocketing price hike, burning problem of unemployment, safety of women, doubling the income of farmers, affordable education, better health facility, strengthening of industrial sector would be done”.
Markam also expressed his disappointment on Union budget for not having provisions for farmers and tribal populace.
"They promised to benefit the farming sector by reiterating commitment to double their income, which turned out to be a lie today. Farmers of this nation are going through a major crisis but there was no mention about any pro-farmers scheme or policy in the budget.
The Finance Minister did not propose any scheme or initiative to control the unemployment rate, which stood highest in the last 45 years, he added.
On the other hand, the state general secretary and chairman communication wing Shailesh Nitin Trivedi terming the budget an “airy castle criticised the move of the Union government to introduce Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in education sector. The sinking of share market after declaration of the budget itself is an indicator that the budget was a huge disappointment for the business sector too, he commented.