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'Damp squib' to 'pakodanomics', how Opposition mocked Interim Budget 2019

Soon after Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's Interim Budget 2019 speech, political leaders from Opposition parties came down heavily with wide-ranging criticism. Here's a list of who said what

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweet is shown in the image above

BS Web Team New Delhi
Opposition leaders came down heavily on the Narendra Modi government's Interim Budget, accusing it of allotting a paltry amount as income support for farmers and keeping silent on unemployment.  

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday presented the Interim Budget in the absence of Arun Jaitley, who is in the US for medical treatment. He announced Rs 6,000 annual cash support for farmers and provided tax relief for the middle class. 

Here is what Opposition leaders had to say about the Interim Budget 2019: 

'Rs 17 a day an insult to farmers'

Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that Modi