Union Budget : Punjab Speaker Slams 2024-25 Union Budget as "Major Disappointment"

Calling it a major disappointment for all sections of society, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh on Tuesday said that Punjab and Agriculture, both mainstays of the country have been completely ignored and sidelined in the Union Budget announced today.

Reacting strongly to the dismal recognition of the most urgent needs of Agriculture support and revival across the nation, Sandhwan said that the Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman was a mere ritual and the document was devoid of any concerte measures on this front.

Why Punjab's needs and aspirations have been sidelined by the Union Government, which has provided financial packages to other states, the Senior leader asked. Punjabis have given their blood for the nation and their sacrifices are inspiration for the whole nation, Sandhwan said adding that it was Punjab which anchored the nation by heralding the Green Revolution to feed the nation at that critical juncture.

Dubbing the Budget as most disappointing, Sandhwan said the FM has spelled no real measures to alleviate the burden of unprecedented price hike in the last 10 years. The middle class has been left dejected too and there are no tax exemptions for the salaried class in real sense.

This regime is only concentrated on giving benefits to Corporates, he added while people who pay taxes honestly have been given no benefits.