x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   LA rejects bill seeking to recognise illegally built houses on Govt land | Assembly witnesses uproar over demand for discussion on floods | Contractors failing to deliver will be black listed: Deputy CM | ‘J&K records over 2 lakh dog bite cases in 3-years’ | MLAs raise key public issues | J&K can’t appoint Lokayukta due to its UT status | ‘Over 3.61 lakh educated youth registered as unemployed in J&K’ | Rs 1632 crore Master Plan in pipeline for river Jhelum flood mitigation | After assurances from Govt, legislators withdraw Bills | GoC Rising Star Corps reviews operation readiness | 8th Pay Commission likely to come into effect from Jan 2026 | Orderly terminated | Leopard found dead | There are also New Career Options in Research | Social sites are valuable to reach our distance | India’s Dual Thrust: Boosting Medical and Maritime Strengths | Govt Schools Moving Ahead | FICCI FLO JKL, in collaboration with SMVD NSH, JMC launches cancer screening drive for sanitation workers | Integrity pledge ceremony held at ZPHQ Jammu as part of Vigilance Awareness Week-2025 | IRP-19th Battalion accords warm welcome to Bharat Darshan tour contingent | Nine held for gambling; Rs 4.04 lakh cash, four vehicles seized by police | MLAs raise key public issues in Legislative Assembly | MLA Arvind Gupta raises Jammu West Constituency issues in Legislative Assembly | Drug De-addiction centres functional in J&K: Sakeena Itoo | Power shutdown by KPDCL | JKAACL organises meet author programmes with Dhyan Singh | KVK Reasi imparts Training on Integrated Nutrient Management | Harpal Singh Cheema assures Veterinary Students Union of Swift Action on Demands | GLDM Degree College organises symposium | Bovine smuggling attempt foiled, 09 bovines rescued | Awareness Program on Cyber Security held | Police station Panchari engages students ahead of National Unity Day | Diwali record sales brighten Indian economy, the wonder of 'Vocal for Local': Pradeep Sharma | Residents raise strong demand for road, drainage overhaul | Residents raise strong demand for road, drainage overhaul | Jammu police, tightens noose on drug peddling, lady drug peddler nabbed | Samba police secures conviction of accused in NDPS case | Anmol Rathore visits Directorate of Agriculture Jammu | MLA Rajeev Bhagat Secures Rs 2.5 Crore for upgradation of Rehal Sports Stadium Bishnah | PS women conducts awareness program on Sardar Patel's 150th Birth Anniversary | POWERGRID organizes Walkathon during Vigilance awareness week | St Xavier Convent School, Barnai wins first prize in National Group Song Competition | Bee Enn College of Nursing leads way in digital healthcare | MCM hosts session on Interpersonal Skills | Samvardhini Nyas organises CMC programme | WCWS organises free Medical Camp | GDC Bani kick starts 7 days youth leadership, training programme with The Art of Living | Selection Trials for the 36th Senior Men, Women National Fencing Championship | Shiksha Niketan, Jeevan Nagar organises Students’ Autunm Picnic | IIM Jammu inaugurates General Management Programme for Middle Management Professionals (Batch I) of NHPC Limited | DAV Empowers students with orientation session on Internship Opportunities | GDC Thannamandi observes Vigilance Awareness Week | Doda police organises Volleyball Tournament | Sham Lal Basson paid tributes to late Y Puran kumar Sr IPS officer | DC Srinagar conducts onsite inspection of road upgradation, macadamization works at Bone, Joint Hospital | National Conference is committed to empower women folk | GDC Vijaypur participate in BioInnovation Connect, Startup Meet at Industrial Biotech Park | Basantgarh Police conducts Awareness Program | IWC Jammu Sampark ceremonies World Food day | Chrysanthemum Garden at NMBG proud initiative of Floriculture Department | Doda police organises seminar on “Role of Police in Nation Building” | Rs 1.91 crore to be spent on development works in Block Maira Mandrian: Suresh | IIM Jammu inaugurates Management Immersion Programme for MBA Students of IILM University | IIM Jammu inaugurates Management Immersion Programme for MBA Students of IILM University | Back Issues  
 
news details
Congress criticizes Budget 2022 terms it major disappointment for common people
2/1/2022 11:00:11 PM
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 1: Strongly criticizing the union budget 2022, the JK UT Congress termed it a major disappointment for common people and a huge blow to expectations of the ailing middle class.
Former Minister J&K and senior Congress leader on Tuesday heavily criticised the Union Budget 2022 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. He shamed the BJP Government for blatantly ignoring the needs and necessities of the common people of the country in the Budget. 'There is nothing in that budget for the middle class, for the working class, for the farmers, all of the people who collectively make up majority population of the country. The budget represents a capitalist government whose economic goals are confined to the upliftment and betterment of their rich corporate friends', he commented.
The former Minister stated that the Modi government is on a very destructive path, in the sense that they represent the capitalist and individualistic interests of their business friends in the financial budget of the country. On the other hand, the interests of the common man which include jobs, growth, infrastructure, education are sidelined and even ignored for the most part. People were expecting the government to understand what they had gone through. People who are suffering terribly at the hands of inflation and unemployment expected some relief from this budget. However, this budget was a huge blow to their expectations. Extensive privatisation of profitable government resources for the benefit of the Corporates is also a reflection of the same attitude. The government has adopted a very non chalant attitude towards the sufferings of the people and this attitude is clearly visible in the budget which has no provisions for the youth dealing with unemployment and inflation, no provisions for the families whose livelihoods were crippled by the combined effect of the pandemic and a ruined economy. It is not wrong to say that this government is all talk and no action.
The former Minister further added that the Budget 2022 is a major disappointment for the common people. The government is boasting off about huge GST collections. But the main question that arises here is that who are they collecting the GST from? The Middle class men and women who are already suffering on account of a hundred other problems produced by the same government. On one side, the treasury of the government is increasing but on the other hand, it's the people whose wealth is being drained. There is no mention of that. The flipside is that people who need to be taxed, the ultra-rich corporates, are being favoured by the government through one deal or another and all wealth is accumulating in their hands. The poor are becoming poorer, while the Adani's and Ambani's of the country are becoming richer by the day, increasing their wealth rapidly at the cost of other people.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU