By TC News Desk
Agartala, 27th July 2024: CPIM state committee secretary Jitendra Chaudhury criticized the Union Budget 2024-25 today, asserting that it fails to address the country’s current issues and provides no benefits to the common people.
The CPIM organized a significant protest rally in Agartala against the Union Budget, labeling it as anti-people. In his address to the rally, Chaudhury, who is also the Leader of the Opposition, claimed that the budget would hinder the nation’s development.
“On July 23rd, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2024-25 Union Budget. This budget cannot solve the problems facing the country today and is not beneficial for people from all segments of society. The last ten budgets under Narendra Modi have completely failed to work for the people but have only helped the corporations. Even this year’s budget is the same. They have surpassed all previous records. This budget will push the country’s development backward,” he stated.
Chaudhury further remarked that before the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP made numerous promises but ultimately formed a government with other political parties.
“They failed to run a dictatorship this year, and the people of the country will take more steps in defeating the BJP and NDA government,” the CPIM leader asserted.
He highlighted that after the BJP came to power, they dissolved the Planning Commission and delayed the Census, which was supposed to be conducted in 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19. He criticized the lack of progress on this front.
“They have closed all such agencies assigned to this job. Officials are earning money without work. The number of unemployed has significantly risen since independence during BJP rule. The disparity between the poor and rich has widened. BJP is run by RSS, whose main agenda is to promote the so-called Hindutva politics for their welfare and development. They talk about a ‘Developed India.’ Does it mean helping a select few? The union budget should focus on areas that improve people’s livelihoods and increase earnings,” he added.
