Saini: 'Tweet master' Cong misleading people on budget
CHANDIGARH, Feb. 5 -- Dubbing the Opposition Congress as a "tweet master party", Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday came down heavily on the Congress, saying the grand old party "survives on rhetoric and confrontation" and that confusion remains Congress' only policy.
Addressing a press conference, Saini said the Congress has no roadmap for development and has reduced itself to reactionary politics. Hitting out at the Congress for what he termed as "irresponsible, half-baked and misleading politics" over the Union Budget, Saini said that the opposition is opposing the Union Budget merely for the sake of opposition.
"Congress sirf tweet master ban kar reh gayi hai (Congress has been reduced to merely a tweet-master party)," Saini said, objecting to reported statements that Haryana was missing from the budget.
"I want to show them the mirror, Congress thrives on "virodh" politics while BJP focuses on governance. The opposition resorts to protests just to mark attendance. Some people rushed to Twitter midway claiming that Haryana got nothing...there seems to be a competition within Congress about who can please Rahul Gandhi the most."
Referring to the 16th Finance Commission, the chief minister said Haryana's share in central taxes has increased from 1.093% to 1.361%. As a result, Haryana will receive about Rs.20,772 crore in 2026-27, nearly Rs.5,547 crore more than last year. Over five years, this will translate into nearly Rs.28,000 crore in additional resources, with total receipts nearing Rs.1 lakh crore.
The chief minister said Haryana's economy is strong, stable and fully under control, and the Union Budget 2026-27 will open new avenues for farmers, youth, women, entrepreneurs and citizens of Haryana.
The chief minister said that the Union Budget 2026-27 will accelerate Haryana's growth across sectors. Saini said the allocation of nearly Rs.12.2 lakh crore for infrastructure will strengthen roads, railways, urban infrastructure....
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