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'Punjab once again ignored,' says CM Mann reacting to Union Budget

Reacting to the budget, CM Mann alleged that Punjab has once again been "ignored" in the budget presented by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre.

Those linking Budget to Bihar polls must back simultaneous polls: Chirag

The Union minister slammed the criticism, wondering why opposition parties are objecting to the development measures for Bihar

Budget 2025: Jairam Ramesh slams FM Sitharaman for excluding basic schemes

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech announced an increase in the money allocated to Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme, in her 8th Budget presentation

Less about people and country: Mayawati criticises Union Budget 2025

BSP leader further questioned the focus of the current BJP government's budget, drawing parallels to previous Congress budgets

Bihar appears to have got bonanza, why was Andhra ignored: Cong on Budget

Bihar remained in focus in the presentation of the Union Budget for the fiscal 2025-26 with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making several announcements for the state

Want package for industries, crop diversification for Punjab: AAP MP Kang

Kang pointed out the rising inflation and stagnant salaries for employees, while calling for a special package to support industries, crop diversification, and Punjab's farmers in the upcoming budget

Akhilesh Yadav, Oppn MPs stage Budget walkout over Maha Kumbh stampede

As soon as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began her Budget speech, Akhilesh Yadav and his party MPs started raising slogans

Priyank Kharge slams 'Modinomics', says Budget unlikely to bring relief

Priyank Kharge stated that the Centre's policies have led to high unemployment, closure of Small and Medium Enterprises and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and farmers' protests

Congress' Manish Tewari criticises Union Budget process, calls it 'useless

Tewari argued that over the years, the budget has turned into a grandstanding ritual for the Finance Minister

Never talks about issues, spreads conspiracy: Cong hits back at PM Modi

Speaking with reporters ahead of the Budget Session, Modi said it is perhaps the first time since 2014 that no attempt has been made from abroad to stoke a fire in India before Parliament session

Political speech, no acknowledgment of issues: Cong on prez's address

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said it was very sad that the Narendra Modi government was making the president read the BJP's pamphlet

Cong to raise Maha Kumbh stampede, Ambedkar 'insult' during Budget Session

The opposition parties also alleged that the government is steam-rolling its agenda in parliamentary panels and having disregard for the parliamentary procedure of finalising House business

Punjab CM should resign immediately: Athawale on Ambedkar statue vandalism

He further said that the incident of the vandalism incident should be dealt with strict legal action according to the provisions of the Constitution

Karnataka CM submits demands to FM ahead of Budget, calls for fair approach

The Karnataka CM said that the Centre must recognise their contributions and positively respond to their needs, ensuring that resource distribution is just and proportional

Delhi Assembly polls: 7 AAP MLAs quit party after being denied tickets

The AAP MLAs who have resigned also include Bhavna Gaud (Palam), Naresh Yadav (Mehrauli), Rohit Mehraulia (Trilokpuri) and Pawan Sharma (Adarsh Nagar)

Cong 'shahi parivar' insulted Prez, never liked poor, marginalised: PM Modi

Sonia Gandhi was purportedly heard saying in a video, "The poor lady, the President, was getting very tired by the end... she could hardly speak, poor thing"

Party spent Rs 1737.68 cr on LS elections 2024: BJP's report to ECI reveals

The BJP, which secured a third consecutive term in the general elections, heavily relied on mass outreach and publicity campaigns, as evident from its spending patterns

Wait and watch as RS dy speaker yet unlikely: TMC leader Derek O'Brien

In a post published on his blog on the first day of the Budget session of Parliament, the TMC Parliamentary party leader in RS shared notes on the upcoming Session

Sonia Gandhi calling President as 'poor thing' demeans high office: BJP

Soon after the President delivered her address to the joint sitting, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were seen discussing the speech

Incumbent upon PM to expose foreign interference: Cong's Karti Chidambaram

The remark came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that this is the first Parliament session in which he has witnessed 'no foreign interference' since 2014