Budget 2026 Reactions: Ruling Party Hails 'Historic', Opposition Calls It 'Disappointing'
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Moneycontrol•01-02-2026, 15:57
Budget 2026 Reactions: Ruling Party Hails 'Historic', Opposition Calls It 'Disappointing'
- •Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Finance Bill, 2026, in Lok Sabha on February 1.
- •PM Narendra Modi praised the budget as a strong foundation for a developed India by 2047, providing new energy and speed to reforms.
- •Rahul Gandhi criticized the budget for ignoring real crises like unemployment, manufacturing decline, and farmer distress.
- •BJP leaders like Dinesh Sharma and Kamaljeet Sehrawat highlighted the budget's focus on economic prosperity, infrastructure, and making India a bio-pharma hub.
- •Opposition leaders like Akhilesh Yadav and Jairam Ramesh found the budget disappointing, lacking details, and not addressing the common person's needs.
Why It Matters: Budget 2026 draws mixed reactions: ruling party calls it historic, while opposition labels it disappointing.
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