Finance Ministry has given impetus to job makers, job seekers through Budget: Union Minister Suresh Gopi

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Mos for Tourism Suresh Gopi reacted to the INDIA bloc’s protests against the Union Budget on Wednesday and said that the finance ministry has given impetus to job makers and job seekers and that the opposition parties should look at the budget with the people in view, not politics.

Speaking to ANI here, Suresh Gopi said, “It is their duty. Let them do it. Let them protest. This budget is for the country. I think the Finance Minister has done justice. I will not call it innovative but what was most needed–a little cuddling of the middle class, which was most needed–has been given. Loyal service, I will call it that.”

“The finance ministry has given an impetus to the job makers and the job seekers. They should look at the budget with the people in view, not the politics in view,” said Suresh Gopi.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday lashed out at the opposition’s claim that the budget was ‘discriminatory’ and said that it was an ‘outrageous allegation’ and a deliberate attempt by the opposition parties led by the Congress to give the people the wrong impression that their states were not allocated funds or schemes.

The Finance Minister reacted after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge made claims that the budget was discriminatory towards the states of the country.

This comes after Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the budget presented yesterday and claimed that no other states other than Andhra Pradesh and Bihar received anything.

“Sabke thali khali aur sirf do ke thali mai pakoda aur jalebi. Ye do states ko chodkar, kisi ko kuch nai mila. Neither Tamil Nadu, Kerala nor Karnataka got anything. Neither Maharashtra nor Punjab nor Rajasthan and neither Chhattisgarh,” he said.

“Even Delhi did not receive anything nor did Odisha. I have not seen this kind of budget until now. This budget has been presented only to keep some people happy and it has all been done, save their chairs, ‘Kursi bachane ke liye’ kiya gaya. We condemn this budget and protest against it. The whole of INDIA bloc condemns this,” said Kharge.

Meanwhile, after the presentation of the Union Budget on Tuesday the joint opposition led a protest outside parliament, alleging that the budget was discriminatory and lacked vision.

“Opposition virodhi kursi bachao Budget murda baad” slogans were raised by the INDIA bloc leaders as they protested holding placards in the Parliament building, claiming that the Budget is “discriminatory” in nature.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party General Secretary KC Venugopal, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and TMC MP Dola Sen were seen participating in the protest.