New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjay Jaiswal on Monday lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, slamming Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the budget.

Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal said that the opposition "don't know how to read", stating that the budget lays the foundation of the future.

"They don't know how to read. If you ask Rahul Gandhi what nominal GDP is, he'll throw his hands up in the air... He doesn't even know what capital expenditure (capex) is. This budget is meant to lay the foundation for the country's future...," Jaiswal said.

BJP MP Shashank Mani also criticised the Lok Sabha LoP claiming that the Congress had pushed India to become the 11th largest economy while it is ...