Rahul Gandhi expected to address Lok Sabha on Union Budget 2024 today
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, is expected to speak on the Union Budget 2024 in the Lower House today at 2 PM.
This comes after Congress MPs emphasized the significance of Gandhi's address, given his position as the Leader of the Opposition.
The first day of the Budget Session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on July 22, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting her seventh consecutive Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on July 23. This was the first Budget by the BJP-led NDA government since its re-election in June.
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged bias against Opposition-ruled states in the Union Budget, stating that the Finance Minister's speech only mentioned projects for two states.
Proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were disrupted on Friday due to protests and disruptions.
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
