Budget unenthusiastic, ignores 'aam aadmi' : Opposition

New Delhi, July 6 (PTI) India's opposition parties on
Monday slammed the general budget with the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) dubbing it as "tepid" and "unimpressive" and the
Left parties accusing the Government of belying the
expectations of the 'aam aadmi' (common man).

The opposition also said India's Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee had shown no boldness in tackling huge fiscal
deficit and promoting key areas like infrastructure.

"I do not see any great message in the budget. It is
timid, tepid and unimpressive," senior BJP leader and former
Finance Minister of India Yashwant Sinha said.

Sinha said he had expected the government to list
steps it was taking to fight global recession but the budget
had nothing on it.

Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha (Upper
House of Indian Parliament), said Mukherjee had "run out of
ideas".

"Though a lot has been talked about the 'aam aadmi', the
actual allocations do not match the intent (to help them). The
contradictions are unfolding, with tangible benefits going to
the 'shining India' and not to the 'suffering India',"
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram
Yechury told reporters here.

Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta
said the allocations on various heads like infrastructure,
agriculture and National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(NREGA) were "too less" and the budget was "inconsequential
and insufficient as it fails to address the economic
challenges." PTI TEAM
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