New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) The Opposition on Monday criticised the Union Budget 2025-26 for ignoring the interests of the common man and said that on one hand the government is not making any provision to control inflation and unemployment and on the other hand it has cut the budget of public welfare schemes.

Participating in the discussion, DMK member Dayanidhi Maran said that the needs of the common man have not been kept in mind in the budget.

He said that this budget has failed to solve the real problem of Indians. Nothing has been said about controlling unemployment and inflation in the country. Maran said that the government is deliberately turning its back on reality.

The DMK member said that the rupee has slipped down to a historically low against the dollar.

Maran said that before the Delhi Assembly election, populist announcements were made in the budget but the Election Commission remained silent.

Congress member Manish Tiwari said that demonetisation was an achievement since the last ten years under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) tenure. Some of the goals that were set in demonetisation have not been achieved, but the economy has deteriorated. He said that every economist had said the same thing that instead of giving money to the capitalists, give money to the common people of the country, but this was not done. Due to this, the country's economy was stuck for five years.

Tiwari said that there is a severe crisis in the agricultural sector, but the government is not providing the correct data. He said that in 2014, the unemployment rate was 5.44 percent, which has now increased to around 8 percent.

BJP MP Anurag Thakur said that this is not just an annual budget but a resolution for a developed India.

“As soon as we talk about a developed India, the opposition starts feeling uncomfortable,” he said.

Thakur said that the loot and corruption that was going on in Delhi has been shown the way out by the people of Delhi.

He said that we have not just one but many schemes to build a developed India.

“For us, the nation is our priority, not family. The opposition sees the middle class as taxpayers, which is why they are troubled with the tax relief given to them. The country’s GST collection is reaching record levels, benefiting the states. The Modi government has lifted 25 crore people out of poverty, which is being discussed worldwide,” he said.
TDP's Lavu Sri Krishna said that the country currently has the lowest NPA. He thanked the Finance Minister for making an income of Rs 12 lakh tax-free for the middle class. He said that the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has greatly benefited the manufacturing sector in the country.
NCP's Supriya Sule said that India's GDP growth rate is declining, dropping from 8.2 percent to 6.4 percent. The value of the rupee is continuously declining, while the British Pound, Euro, and Singapore Dollar are strengthening.
She said that India's young and talented people are leaving the country. The trade deficit is at billions of dollars. In the name of maintaining fiscal health, the government has cut funding for health, education, and its ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission.
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