Oppn hits out at budget, BJP MPs hail Modi's vision

As the Lok Sabha began a debate on the 2025-26 Union Budget on Friday, Opposition members criticised the government over the state of India's economy, with Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee alleging that the ruling NDA resembled "reverse of Robin Hood", even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dubbed the budget an indication of PM Narendra Modi's "vision of a powerful India".

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Participating in the discussion on the Union Budget, TMC lawmaker Banerjee said the government does not believe in economic justice but in economic favouritism.

"There is a pattern with the NDA government... we know the story of Robin Hood - taking from the rich and giving to the poor. The BJP has mastered the art of taking from the poor and giving to the wealthy elite. So, it's reverse Robin Hood," he said. "For instance, the waiving of corporate loans worth thousands of crores using taxpayers' money, while poor farmers struggling with debts are left to suffer."