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The middle class, which has been the backbone of the BJP for decades, hoped that it would be offered more in the Budget. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The middle class seems upset with the Union Budget, presented on July 23. Many said that the government did not provide them any relief. The middle class…
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh during the Monsoon session of the Parliament | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on July 30 claimed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had “pulled a fast one” on NDA allies in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh given that most announcements in the Budget will not see the light of day for a…
Parliament Session Live: The budget session of Parliament is scheduled to end on August 12 New Delhi: The discussion on the Union Budget will continue on Monday in both Houses of Parliament besides other businesses, including tabling of papers by various ministries, as per the Business Lists issued. In the Lok Sabha, further discussion on…
Opposition MPs said common people were disappointed by the Budget. New Delhi: The financial packages to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh showed that this budget was of “compulsion”, the opposition claimed on Friday as it accused the Centre of meting out “step-motherly” treatment to states ruled by non-NDA parties. During a discussion on the Union Budget…
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Mr Mann said Punjab contributes 47 per cent to the food bowl. Jalandhar: After being denied special status by the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government has decided that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 27. Mr Mann…
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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other INDIA bloc MPs stage a protest at Parliament premises alleging discrimination in the Union Budget 2024, during the Monsoon session, in New Delhi, on July 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Centre, Opposition face off in Parliament over Budget…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin (File Photo). Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi – that he will be “isolated” if he continues to target rivals rather than focus on governance. The comments by Mr Stalin – whose DMK is part of the Congress-helmed INDIA bloc that put…
The INDIA bloc parties, led by the Congress, staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on July 24, in protest against all States, except two, being “ignored” in the Union Budget, an allegation termed “outrageous” by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who said all the States never found a mention in any of the previous Budgets,…
New Delhi: A day after she presented Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today countered the Opposition’s allegations of discrimination in allocation, saying that every state cannot be named in the Budget speech. Addressing Rajya Sabha after the Opposition staged a walkout, Ms Sitharaman said, “It is unfortunate that the Opposition, particularly a senior leader…
Monsoon Session Updates: The discussion over budget is expected to start in the second half of the day. New Delhi: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will hold a discussion on Union Budget today, day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament. A general discussion on the budget for the Union Territory…
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