Parliament proceedings | Opposition creating fake narrative on Budget, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Countering the Opposition’s attack, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said they were creating a “false narrative” of the Union Budget 2021-22 being pro-rich and asserted that the Budget was an instrument to construct atmanirbhar bharat.  In an hour long reply to the debate on the Union Budget in Rajya Sabha, Ms. Sitharaman said the Budget is about looking for a quick, short term solutions for those who desperately need it. It is also a budget that has laid out medium and long term sustainable growth policy to keep India on the growth trajectory of being one of the fastest growing economies of the world.