Centre has failed even to give lollipop: DCM Parameshwar
Union Budget 2019-20
Bengaluru, Feb 1: "When the Karnataka government has waived off the farm loans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had termed it as 'lollipop'. But the centre has failed even to give "lollipop", Deputy Chief Minister Dr G. Parameshwar.
Speaking to reporters at the Vidhana Soudha here on Friday, he said that the Budget presented by the central government was just a political gimmick and youth, farmers and common people were not benefitted from it.
It was not a complete budget. It was just for getting a vote of account. The expectations of the people were not fulfilled. It has not allotted expected funds to even priority sectors.
The budget was aimed at the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. In the name of their achievements, the centre has given false assurances. No programmes which could ensure economic growth or job opportunities were given. It was expected that the centre would give solutions to farmers problems.
It could have waived off the farm loans. But it has announced just Rs 6,000 to the accounts of farmers in three installments. It was not fair to convince the farmers with such a cheap programme. It could have announced scientific prices for agriculture produces, he said.
It has not encouraged industrial sector. It has not mentioned how much black money was recoverd after demonisation. It has just earmarked Rs 70,000 crore for social welfare department. But Karnataka government has alone allotted Rs 27,000 crore for the department. It has even done injustice to SC-ST community, he alleged.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
