Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday blamed Congress leaders for spreading false claims that the Union Budget presented on February 1 had ignored the state. He said they opposed the Budget on social media without even understanding its contents.
Many Congress leaders from Haryana, including Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kumari Selja, and Deepender Hooda, had criticised the Union Budget, claiming it left the state empty-handed.
Responding to these allegations, Saini said at a press conference that the inclusive Budget would speed up growth in agriculture, industry, infrastructure, MSMEs, biopharma, healthcare, rural industries, sports, and other sectors in Haryana.
He also described the Congress leaders as “tweet masters” and said they reacted without reading or understanding the Budget document. “Some of them took to X midway through the Budget presentation in Parliament claiming that Haryana got nothing,” Saini said.
“They also said that nothing has been given to the farmers and the state has been ignored,” he added, accusing Congress leaders of spreading misinformation.
“I ask the tweet masters, what did Haryana get when the Congress was in power? Rahul Gandhi should say what were the Congress’ provisions for the agriculture sector. The budget (for agriculture) was only Rs 25,000 crore during their time, which is Rs 1.62 lakh crore now,” he said.
“The Congress leaders are experts in telling lies and misleading the public. They lie and then run away,” Saini alleged. The BJP leader further said that those who ruled the country for 55 years cared more about their own development than the nation’s.
“The country has seen development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The all-inclusive Union Budget fulfils the aspirations of the citizens of the country, including farmers, youth, women and the poor,” Saini said.
Speaking about Haryana, he said nearly 20 lakh farmers in the state are benefiting from the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, under which around Rs 7,500 crore has been disbursed so far.
“Now you will see how BJP governments are formed in West Bengal and Punjab with a big mandate under Prime Minister Modi,” he said.
Replying to a question, Saini criticised the opposition for misleading the nation over the recent India-US trade deal.
He rejected the claim of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha that the deal would allow the US to flood Indian markets with heavily subsidised farm products, hurting Indian farmers.
“India has got a good trade deal without compromising the interests of the agriculture and dairy sectors. The deal will also prove beneficial for Haryana, which is an agrarian, industrial, and export-oriented state,” Saini said.
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