As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the massive Rs 39.45 lakh crore budget 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha, opposition parties reacted sharply against the government’s economic blueprint, while BJP leaders, including Union ministers, described the document as “visionary”. welcomed in
Several Congress leaders, including former party president Rahul Gandhi, criticized Sitharaman for presenting a “lollipop budget” and alleged that it exposed the “anti-farmer and anti-poor” face of the government.