September 27, 2023 08:22 (IST)

Sitaram Yechury describes Union Budget as 'anti-people'
New Delhi: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday the Union Budget presented today by FM Nirmala Sitharaman as 'anti-people'.
"This is an anti people budget and must be opposed. Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics," Yechury tweeted.
This is an anti people budget and must be opposed.
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) February 1, 2022
Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics.https://t.co/0lm36I2nuU pic.twitter.com/9DQm6lItMk
The Indian government presented its annual budget in the Parliament on Tuesday.
The budget is presented at a time when several states in the country, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, will vote to elect new assemblies.
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