I.N.D.I.A BLOC PROTESTS 'DISCRIMINATORY' BUDGET

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman terms charge outrageous’

The Opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc MPs held a protest in the Parliament complex on Wednesday, against the Union Budget, presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

“Opposition virodhi kursi bachao Budget murdabaad” slogans were raised by the I.N.D.I.A 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, TMC MP Dola Sen were seen participating in the protest.

“This is a deceitful Budget and it is injustice...,” Congress chief Kharge said speaking to reporters during the protest.

On whether he will be participating the General Discussion of the Budget, Kharge said, “We will protest and then we will see.”

Outrageous allegation,” says Nirmala Sitharaman as opposition protest budget and labels it ‘discriminatory’ 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.