"Not A Budget For Polls": N Sitharaman To NDTV On Opposition's Criticism
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rejected the criticism by the Opposition that the BJP-led Centre was only trying to woo voters in Bihar and Delhi through the announcements in the Union Budget. Speaking to NDTV’s Editor-In-Chief Sanjay Pugalia, Ms Sitharaman said the Opposition’s criticism was “unfair”
Here are Nirmala Sitharaman’s top quotes:
- This is people’s budget. This is the ‘by the people, of the people, for the people budget’.
- The Modi government has always recognised honest taxpayers.
- The aim is to provide support to the middle class.
- The government has created a balance between strengthening the foundation of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ and is equally focusing on key sectors like health, nutrition and education through welfare schemes.A
- A Capex increase of 10% is not nominal. The government is spending 4.3% of GDP on Capex.
