New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- BJP MP Jagdambika Pal defended the Union Budget 2025, emphasizing the significant increase in infrastructure funding.

Speaking to ANI, Pal said, "If they (opposition) had heard the President's address, they would have seen that in infrastructure, we have increased it from Rs 2 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore... This is the foundation of developed India and through this budget, we are taking the country towards Viksit Bharat."

Pal also commented on the ongoing debate over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and criticized the opposition's stance on the matter.

"Kalyan Banerjee does not know the procedure and if you do not agree with the amendment, you can give amendment clause-wise or section-wise," he stated.

He conti...