Budget is another ‘assault’ on farmers, they will have to pay more for petrol-diesel: Rahul Gandhi

By PTI
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over its Budget, saying it was another “assault” on farmers after the farm laws as they will have to spend more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them.

मोदी के ‘मित्र’ केंद्रित बजट में-किसान को पेट्रोल-डीज़ल के ज़्यादा दाम देने होंगे और कोई आर्थिक मदद भी नहीं मिलेगी।तीन कृषि-विरोधी क़ानूनों से कुचले जाने के बाद देश के अन्नदाता पर एक और वार!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 5, 2021

“In Modi’s crony-centric budget, farmers will have to pay more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them. After being crushed by the three anti-agriculture laws, another assault on the country’s ‘annadaatas’,” Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

Modi’s crony centric budget means-Jawans facing Chinese aggression in extreme conditions will get no support.India’s defenders betrayed.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 5, 2021

Earlier, in another tweet, the former Congress chief said, “Modi’s crony centric budget means — Jawans facing Chinese aggression in extreme conditions will get no support. India’s defenders betrayed.” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the budget for 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha from a tablet, instead of a conventional paper document, the first paperless budget since Independence.

In his first reaction to the budget on Monday, Gandhi had alleged that the Narendra Modi government plans to handover the country’s assets to crony capitalists.

The BJP leaders had lauded the budget for its focus on a number of measures, including substantial allocation for healthcare sector, capital expenditure, tax exemption for senior citizens and incentives for start-ups among others.