NEW DELHI, 7 February (H.S.) :

Abhishek

Banerjee alleges, Budget is anti-Bangla. Trinamool Congress general

secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday termed the Union Budget as 'anti-Bangla

budget' and alleged that this government has handed over the economy to the

'Ravana of crony capitalism' and has misled the common man of the country 'like

Sita Mata'. He alleged that this is an 'anti-Bangla budget' and an attempt has

been made to stop the development and prosperity of West Bengal. Banerjee said

that there was talk of giving relief in income tax to attract the attention of

the common man, but cuts in indirect taxes, schemes and favour to corporates are

there.

Trinamool’s second in Command

said that 'Maa Sita was misled at the time of her abduction, in the same way

the common man has been misled and dragged from financial stability to

financial troubles.' Banerjee alleged that the economy has been handed over to

the Ravana of 'crony capitalism'. He claimed that the NDA government is a great

example of incomplete truth. The target of doubling the income of farmers was

not achieved, houses were not completed and other promises also remained

incomplete. The incomplete agenda has been presented like propaganda.

While participating in the

discussion on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, he also alleged that the

Central Government has not only neglected West Bengal but has also tried to

block the development of the state. Banerjee alleged that the Bharatiya Janata

Party (BJP) is the master of 'Reverse Robinhood' which gives from the poor to

the rich. Banerjee said the government is practicing 'incomplete federalism' as

it gives priority to Bihar and ignores West Bengal.

The Lok Sabha MP from

Trinamool Congress, alleged that the people of Bengal have been betrayed.

Banerjee said that nothing was done in the budget on the demand of legal

guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers and loan waiver and no

relief was given to the farmers.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya