Madhya Pradesh Budget Row: Congress Attacks, BJP Retaliates Ahead of Sitharaman's 9th Budget

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News18•30-01-2026, 20:28
Madhya Pradesh Budget Row: Congress Attacks, BJP Retaliates Ahead of Sitharaman's 9th Budget
- •Political tensions rise in Madhya Pradesh between Congress and BJP ahead of the Union Budget presentation.
- •Former Congress MLA Shailendra Patel criticizes the upcoming budget, calling it a 'show-off' for the rich, not benefiting common people.
- •Patel alleges unfulfilled job promises and a lack of ground-level work, expressing no excitement for the budget.
- •BJP spokesperson Rajpal Singh Sisodia counters, stating Congress ignores ground realities and predicts an 'all-encompassing' budget.
- •Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her 9th consecutive budget on Sunday, February 1, with the stock market remaining open.
Why It Matters: Madhya Pradesh sees political sparring over the upcoming Union Budget, with Congress criticizing it as pro-rich and BJP defending it as all-encompassing.
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