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Congress calls Union Budget a case of ‘wrong diagnosis and prescription’ PTI New Delhi:  The Congress termed Monday the Union Budget as ‘directionless’. The party said that the Union Budget was a case of ‘wrong diagnosis and prescription’. Congress said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could have been ‘brave’ by extending help to the poor, but chose to be ‘timid’. The opposition party also said that Sitharaman’s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP. It alleged that the budget was without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer dem...

'Wrong Diagnosis and Prescription': Cong Reacts to Budget, SP and BSP Join Chorus FOLLOW US ON: Terming the Union Budget as "directionless", the Congress on Monday said it was a case of "wrong diagnosis and prescription", and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could have been "brave" by extending help to the poor, but chose to be "timid". The opposition party also said that Sitharaman's speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and alleged that the budget was without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer demand. "The FM could have been brave but chose to be timid. The nat...

NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Terming the Union Budget as “directionless”, the Congress on Monday said it was a case of “wrong diagnosis and prescription”, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could have been “brave” by extending help to the poor, but chose to be “timid”. The opposition party also said that Sitharaman’s speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and alleged that the budget was without a roadmap for accelerating growth and revival of consumer demand. “The FM could have been brave but chose to be timid. The nation needed a bold budget and more direct transfers to the ...

Updated: Monday, February 1, 2021, 19:01 [IST] New Delhi, Feb 01: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday slammed the Budget saying it was a let down like never before and the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman deceived poor, migrants. Budget 2021: 6 areas that matter to you: From health to education | Oneindia News Reading out a party statement, Chidambaram said Sitharaman did not mention defence at all, "as if the Chinese had vacated occupied Indian territory". She did not mention that the defence expenditure in 2021-22 will not see any significant rise, he said. "The FM had promise...

Blunder of the century: Congress on FM's budget Blunder of the century: Congress on FM's budget Last Updated: Mon, Feb 1st, 2021, 15:21:58hrs New Delhi: The Congress on Monday strongly criticised the Union budget, saying Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and the budget was a case of "wrong diagnosis and prescription". "The FM could have been brave but chose to be timid. The nation needed a bold budget and more direct transfers to the weaker sections to revive demand, restart job creation," senior Congress leader and Deputy leader of Opposition in ...