Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday termed the Union Budget 2025-26 as "discriminatory" towards Haryana, calling it completely "hollow and disappointing".

In a statement, the leader of Opposition said, "Haryana has been left empty-handed in the budget and the common man, farmers, labourers, and villagers have received no relief."

Hooda said, "This budget has completely failed to meet the expectations of the common man. Nothing has been done to provide relief from inflation, and no exemption has been given in income tax. While tax is being collected on cryptocurrency, the government is not clarifying whether it is considered legal or illegal."

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