The JMM-Congress alliance has slammed the Union Budget calling it as a ‘zero sum budget’ with no focus or orientation for salaried class and poor, while the BJP has hailed the budget as people friendly with focus on building self-reliant India.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the budget for the financial year 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha. After this, the period of reaction has started in Jharkhand as well.
State Finance Minister Dr. Rameshwar Oraon said that the general budget of 2022-23 presented in Parliament has left the public deeply disappointed. Oraon said that the budget is visionless, earlier there was talk of two crore jobs, now 60 lakhs have been talked about in the budget, while the reality is that the wrong policies of the central government pushed 6.4 crore people into extreme poverty in 2020.
The government has not shown any interest on how the inflation-stricken people will get relief, and how the farmers’ income will be doubled.
Echoing the views of the Finance Minister, State Congress president Rajesh Thakur termed the budget as disappointing. He said the budget has disappointed the middle class. At the same time, the youth, farmers and employed people were also not taken care of. This will increase the economic tragedy and the common man will be marginalized.
Ruling party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) criticised the union budget terming it a document to oil feet of the BJP supported limited industrial groups with jasmine oil and give burden of price hike, tax and loan on middle class besides covering eyes of labour class with colourful spectacle.
However, the BJP has hailed the budget claiming it as a development oriented budget. BJP says that the budget will open the doors of possibilities.
BJP state president Deepak Prakash said that the government is committed towards minimum government and maximum governance. With the repeal of 1,486 union laws, Ease of Doing Business 2.0 will be launched. He said that the central government is committed to promote self-reliant India in the armed forces. 68% of the capital procurement budget for 2022-23 will be earmarked for domestic industry, which was 58% in 2021-22.
Former Jharkhand CM and BJP Legislature Party leader Babulal Marandi said that this budget will open the door to possibilities. The budget will definitely become the cornerstone of a strong India to come. In the direction of self-reliant India, this budget will not only provide employment but will also create employment opportunities. Former CM Raghuvar Das said that the budget of self-reliant India presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is a budget to promote modern infrastructure in the country. This budget will strengthen the foundation of self-reliant India laid by the Modi government.
State BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said that the budget is bold and balanced that will lay the foundation of super power India of 2050. He said that the budget has taken care of farmers through various schemes like increasing the production of oilseeds and providing assistance to SC ST farmers. Coordination has also been maintained through schemes like construction of a 25000 km National Highway connected to the infrastructure.