The Rajya Sabha budget debate turned personal as BJP’s Surendra Singh Nagar lambasted P. Chidambaram for his alleged expertise in fudging numbers. The ex-Congress Finance Minister had spotlighted fiscal failures with cherry-picked data. Undeterred, Nagar countered Tuesday.
‘His speech suggested India’s frozen in time,’ Nagar observed. ‘But distorting data? That’s Chidambaram’s hallmark—I’ve heard countless such sessions in Parliament.’
Nagar hailed the budget as India’s economic barometer and a cornerstone for Viksit Bharat 2047, charting the next quarter-century’s development. Anchored in three imperatives: igniting productivity and competition, nurturing youth potential amid rising expectations, and equitable resource distribution to every household and sector.
Spotlighting triumphs, he noted defense exports exceeding Rs 23,000 crore and India’s 17% slice of world GDP growth (second to China). Post-2014, 3,300 delayed projects worth Rs 85 lakh crore were unlocked via Prguru—from J&K’s rail marvel to Assam’s landmark bridge, all now functional.
On agriculture, Haryana’s BJP government leads with MSP for 24+ crops, revolutionizing villages where tractors jumped from sparse to 40 per hamlet—clear evidence of enhanced farmer buying power. Road and highway sectors received historic funding surges solely in the Modi-BJP regime. Nagar wrapped up: ‘This government builds, doesn’t just boast.’