"LoP will expose Nirmala Sitharaman's budget": Congress MP K Suresh
Jul 29, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 29 : Congress MP K Suresh on Monday said that he is not sure what Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is going to say in the Lok Sabha but the latter will surely "expose" Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi is likely to speak on the Union Budget 2024 at 2 pm in the Lower House on Monday.
"I can't say what he (Rahul Gandhi) is going to say (in Lok Saba) but at the same time the LoP will expose Nirmala Sitharaman's budget as the key issues have not been addressed and she has only focused on Bihar and Andhra Pradesh and all other states have been neglected," Suresh told ANI.
He further said that about the Lok Sabha session, Congress doesn't have any strategy but the discussion would be held with the INDIA bloc leaders.
"Congress doesn't have any strategy (about the Lok Sabha session), but at the same time, Congress is leading the INDIA bloc, and the INDIA bloc leaders will meet and discuss the strategy," he added.
According to the sources, Congress MPs believe that, as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul must address the House.
Earlier, in a meeting with Congress Lok Sabha MPs, Rahul Gandhi stated that since he has already spoken during the special session of Parliament, he believes others should also be given a chance on a rotational basis, instead of him speaking every time.
As per the sources, party MPs are insisting that Rahul's address will have a significant impact as the Leader of the Opposition, and thus he should speak.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the Union Budget presented, saying that it is an attack on the "dignity of India's federal structure."
"This budget is an attack on the dignity of India's federal structure - in the greed to save power, there is neglect of other states of the country, and there is discrimination against them," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on Facebook.
The Congress MP participated in an INDIA bloc protest against the budget at the Parliament complex on Friday.
The Finance Minister presented the Union Budget on July 23 in the Parliament and made major announcements for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, including a boost in infrastructure and special financial support.
The budget session of Parliament began on July 22 and, according to schedule, will end on August 12.
