NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today termed the budget for 2016-17 as “disappointing” and said the proposals have “belied” the hopes of every section including industry, youth, farmers, women, traders and the common man.
Azad, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said, “BJP government has mismanaged the economy for two years in spite of a windfall on account of oil import bill.”
To cover its failures, the BJP keeps harping on the past, he said.
Accusing the Narendra Modi government of having a “focused” budget for handful of businessmen, Azad said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has not offered any roadmap to revive the economy.
Terming the budget as “disappointing”, he said, “It offers nothing to stimulate growth and revive the confidence of industries, rather it is focused on a handful of businessmen.”
He asked the BJP government to accept the responsibility for failure to revive the economy.
Questioning the government’s track record in fulfilling the promises it made in the past, Azad said, “Where are the measures to generate two crore jobs per year as was the electoral promise of the BJP and the Prime Minister?”
Seeking to counter the claims of some analysts that the budget was rural-oriented, Azad said farming sector is in deep distress with farmers forced to commit suicide due to mounting debt.
“This budget has not pronounced any steps to address this core issue of debt,” he said.(Agencies)
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