Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at the union budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said the crash in stock market was indicative of the fact that the share market had ‘placed a solid 800 point no confidence motion’ in the budget. His tweet read, “In Parliamentary language, the Sensex just placed a solid 800 point No Confidence Motion against Modi’s budget.”
In Parliamentary language, the Sensex just placed a solid 800 point No Confidence Motion against Modi’s budget. #BasEkAurSaal
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 2, 2018
Gandhi had reacted sharply even on Thursday, moments after the budget was presented in the parliament by stating that ‘Thankfully, only 1 more year to go.’ He had said, “4 years gone; still promising FARMERS a fair price. 4 years gone; FANCY SCHEMES, with NO matching budgets. 4 years gone; no JOBS for our YOUTH.
Thankfully, only 1 more year to go.”
4 years gone; still promising FARMERS a fair price.
4 years gone; FANCY SCHEMES, with NO matching budgets.
4 years gone; no JOBS for our YOUTH.
Thankfully, only 1 more year to go.#Budget2018— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 1, 2018
The BSE benchmark index Sensex had closed 839 points lower on Friday, a day after the budget announcement. This, according to reports, was because of the higher-than-expected fiscal deficit target for 2018-19 and imposition of new long-term capital gains tax on equities.