Cong. leader Venkatesh slams Budget as ‘anti-people’

H.A. Venkatesh, Congress leader and KPCC spokesperson, criticized the Union Budget as "anti-people" and lacking effective schemes. He accused Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, of attempting to usurp states' tax revenues and failing to lessen the tax burden on citizens. Venkatesh also pointed out the Economic Survey's findings highlighting the government's failures across sectors and argued that the budget reflects this financial weakness.