The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country's salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget.
Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the salaried and the middle classes have been affected due to pay cuts and high inflation.
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"India's salaried class and middle class were hoping for relief in times of pandemic, all round pay cuts and back breaking inflation. FM and PM have again deeply disappointed them in Direct Tax measures," Surjewala said on Twitter.
"This is a betrayal of India's Salaried Class and Middle Class. #Budget2022," he said in his initial remarks on the Union Budget.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister also accused the government and tweeted, "Budget has zero for common people, who are getting crushed by unemployment and inflation. Government is losing in big words signifying nothing-A Pegasus spin budget."
The comments of the opposition parties came soon after the finance minister presented the union budget for 2022-23 in Parliament.
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