Budget Lacks Vision, Has Nothing For Youth & Farmers: Rahul Gandhi

Budget 2017: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also said that it do not ensure job creation.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said the Budget does nothing for job creation. (Photo: The Quint)

Slamming the Union Budget 2017, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said it lacked a clear vision and had nothing for farmers, youths and job creation.

"We were expecting fireworks, instead it was a damp squib. There is only sher-o-shayari (poetry) in the Budget. There is nothing for farmers and youth and nothing for job creation.There is no clear vision," the Congress vice-president said soon after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Budget for 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha.

Highlighting the need for employment creation, Rahul said, "The main issue facing India today is creation of jobs. How are you going to solve that problem? On that front, there was nothing. No vision, no idea and for farmers absolutely there is nothing."

Rahul, however, supported the proposal to lowering the cap on cash donations to political parties to Rs 2,000.

On the Rail Budget, Rahul said, "Modi had promised a bullet train. Where is the bullet train now? The railways' fundamental problem is safety."

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