Union Budget 2020: Arvind Kejriwal says 'step-motherly treatment' meted out to Delhi

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that citizens of Delhi h high expectations from Union Budget but inste y received stepmorly treatment. AAP chief claimed that 'Delhi is t in BJP's priority list', furr politicised Budget 2020 with upcoming elections. Arvind Kejriwal's statement comes just days ahe of Delhi Assembly Polls, which will see a three-way battle between AAP, BJP and Congress. 

" people of Delhi h huge expectations from Budget but inste received stepmorly treatment. Delhi is t in BJP's priority list, n why should citizens of Delhi vote for BJP? When BJP is disappointing Delhi just before election, will it keep its promises after elections," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her second Union Budget earlier today. union budget 2020-21 was presented today in Parliament eyeing to energies ecomy of India through a combination of short-term, medium-term, and long term measures.

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Union Budget 2020

In Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget presented on June 5, newly re-elected Modi government set ambitious course to achieve a $5 trillion ecomy by 2024, considering past 5 years' accelerated growth. Sitharaman, who is first woman to present Union Budget since former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, anunced changes in personal income tax rates but levied an ditional surcharge on super-rich. Moreover, budget also anunced a reduction in corporate tax and subsidies to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles apart from boosting cashless ecomy.

Since n Indian ecomy's growth has slumped to 4.5%, staring at a 45-year high on unemployment. While key challenge Finance Minister faces is kickstarting market demand, she also battles India's job crisis, diminishing FDI, growing inflation. In an attempt at course correction, Modi government h anunced merger of 9 PSU banks into 4, major corporate tax cuts, policy changes in automobile sector, reduction in tax regulations to boost foreign income, attract investors and increase consumer demand during past year.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday cut short her Budget speech as she felt unwell after speaking for a record 160 minutes in Lok Sabha. Sitharaman h only two ps of her Budget speech unre when she appeared uneasy and was seen wiping sweat from her forehe. 

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(With PTI inputs)