{"id":349466,"date":"2024-07-24T08:29:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=349466"},"modified":"2024-07-24T08:29:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:59:52","slug":"india-bloc-to-protest-against-union-budget-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/india-bloc-to-protest-against-union-budget-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIA bloc to protest against Union Budget in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/07\/INDIA-bloc-to-protest-against-Union-Budget-in-Parliament.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/07\/INDIA-bloc-to-protest-against-Union-Budget-in-Parliament.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/07\/INDIA-bloc-to-protest-against-Union-Budget-in-Parliament-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/07\/INDIA-bloc-to-protest-against-Union-Budget-in-Parliament-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/07\/INDIA-bloc-to-protest-against-Union-Budget-in-Parliament-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2024\/07\/INDIA-bloc-to-protest-against-Union-Budget-in-Parliament-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi:&nbsp; Opposition INDIA bloc MPs will stage a protest in Parliament on Wednesday against the Union Budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bloc has termed the Union Budget as &#8220;discriminatory&#8221; against the opposition-ruled states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to protest was taken at a meeting of the bloc on Tuesday after the Budget was tabled by the Union Finance Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was attended by leaders of the bloc allies leaders, including the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress&#8217; deputy leaders in both houses Pramod Tiwari and Gaurav Gogoi, NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, TMC&#8217;s Derek O&#8217;Brien and Kalyan Banerjee, DMK&#8217;s T.R. Baalu, JMM&#8217;s Mahua Maji, AAP&#8217;s Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh, and CPI(M)&#8217;s John Brittas. Congress general secretaries K.C. Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh were also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the protest, Congress Chief Ministers will also boycott the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin also has said that he would not attend the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This government&#8217;s attitude is completely antithetical to Constitutional principles. We will not participate if it is solely designed to hide the discriminatory colours of this regime, &#8221; Venugopal alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Budget for 2024-25, marking her seventh consecutive budget presentation and surpassing former Prime Minister Morarji Desai&#8217;s record. This budget is the first under Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s third term in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi later posted on social media: &#8220;The &#8216;#BudgetForViksitBharat&#8217; ensures inclusive growth, benefiting every segment of society and paving the way for a developed India.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi:&nbsp; Opposition INDIA bloc MPs will stage a protest in Parliament on Wednesday against the Union Budget. The bloc has termed the Union Budget as &#8220;discriminatory&#8221; against the opposition-ruled states. The decision to protest was taken at a meeting of the bloc on Tuesday after the Budget was tabled by the Union Finance Minister. 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