Shimla, Feb. 1 -- Congress MLA from Himachal Pradesh, Kuldeep Singh Rathore, sharply criticised the Union Budget 2025, calling it a budget that "abandons the common man".

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Rathore remarked that the budget has failed to meet the expectations set by the government's pre-budget claims.

"I believe that the claims made before the budget presentation have completely collapsed the moment the last word of the budget was read. Even the stock market reflects this disappointment, with the Sensex falling by 250 points. This clearly shows that investors, too, have no enthusiasm for this budget," Rathore stated.

He further alleged that the budget is nothing more than an attempt to "save a struggling government...