Opposition firebrands in Uttar Pradesh dismissed the government’s mammoth budget as hollow rhetoric. SP stalwart Shivpal Singh Yadav’s X post went viral: ‘Paper budget congratulations—UP masses get dream nectar once more.’ Billboards boast progress; streets drown in potholes, jobs in limbo.
Yadav’s sharp verse exposed the facade: stat avalanches bury poverty’s cries, slogan harvests bloom on policy wastelands. ‘Self-reliant?’ they mock the jobless, as prices pierce skies and farmers supposedly thrive. This ‘event’ masquerades as budget—voters eye the door.
Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ of Congress called it ‘bone-dry disappointment’ in Rs 9.12 lakh crore terms. New schemes? Rs 43k crore crumb. Agri neglect persists: fertilizer famines, cost surges, growth slumps, income vows unfulfilled.
No funds for contract worker mins, teacher backpay per HC. Purvanchal, Bundelkhand snubbed. Fiscal black holes portend tax hikes. ‘Cheat to young, educators,’ she blasted. Both fronts hail it ‘parting gift,’ plotting 2027 revenge.
Budget battles spotlight governance gaps. As discontent simmers, UP’s political landscape shifts toward accountability.