Budget a betrayal of aam admi: Advani
"The budget shows the Congress has refused to learn any lesson from election setbacks," Advani said.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today dubbed General Budget proposals as a "betrayal of aam admi", saying it showed the Congress had learnt no lessons from its electoral defeat in Punjab and Uttarakhand.
"The budget shows the Congress has refused to learn any lesson from such setbacks," he told PTI after Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Budget for 2007-2008.
The former Deputy Prime Minister said the rising cost of food staples brought the fall of the Congress from power in Punjab and Uttarakhand.
He also ridiculed Chidamabaram's proposals to slash prices of pet food.
"At a time today when aam admi finds dal costly, the Finance Minister exults over the fact that he is reducing prices of food for pets like dogs and cats," Advani said.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha also attacked the ruling Congress for its "aam admi" slogan, alleging the budget proposals showed no concern for the common man.
"I regard this budget as a betrayal of aam admi. I will like to say that the UPA lost Bihar on the issue of bijli, sadak and pani while the Congress lost Punjab and Uttarakhand on the issue of dal, subzi and pyaaz," he said.
"The budget shows the Congress has refused to learn any lesson from such setbacks," he told PTI after Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Budget for 2007-2008.
The former Deputy Prime Minister said the rising cost of food staples brought the fall of the Congress from power in Punjab and Uttarakhand.
He also ridiculed Chidamabaram's proposals to slash prices of pet food.
"At a time today when aam admi finds dal costly, the Finance Minister exults over the fact that he is reducing prices of food for pets like dogs and cats," Advani said.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha also attacked the ruling Congress for its "aam admi" slogan, alleging the budget proposals showed no concern for the common man.
ADVERTISEMENT
"I regard this budget as a betrayal of aam admi. I will like to say that the UPA lost Bihar on the issue of bijli, sadak and pani while the Congress lost Punjab and Uttarakhand on the issue of dal, subzi and pyaaz," he said.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
