In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the principal combatants reacted to the Budget along expected lines with BJP leaders showering praise on the Central government and Opposition leaders saying it has little by way of relief for the common man long reeling from the pandemic.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the Budget 2022-23 as “progressive” for farmers, women and the youth. “It has important provisions for MSP and also to achieve the target of doubling the income of farmers,” he said.
However, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP’s main challenger in the State, said the Budget has not addressed concerns arising out of reduced incomes, savings and job losses. “Now another Budget by the BJP has come to bite into the savings of the people,” he tweeted in Hindi.
