New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The BJP on Sunday hailed the Union Budget as a "step forward" towards making India developed as it slammed the opposition parties for calling it "lacklustre" and "hollow", saying the government does not need any certificate from them because people trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BJP's retort came after the opposition parties expressed dissatisfaction with the Budget, with the Congress alleging that it fell woefully short of the hype generated around it.

While Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, called the Budget "blind to India's real crises", Congress MP and party general secretary (organisation) K Venugopal said it's "completely hollow".

Other opposition MPs alleged that while the Budget...