UP CM Praises Budget while Akhilesh slams

New Delhi, Feb 01: The last full-fledged budget of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has concluded. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced several developmental schemes keeping in focus the rural and middle-class population.

In this regard, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday lauded the Union Budget 2018-19 as being "focussed on the youth, poor and women" while Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav slammed it.

Yogi said that, the Budget proposals were in line with the Bharatiya Janata Party's vision to provide houses to all by 2022 and to double the income of farmers when the country celebrates its 75th Independence Day.

SP leader Akhilesh Yadav said it reflected the bias of the ruling BJP towards the rich.

The budget is a big disappointment for the poor, farmers and the middle class, the SP leader added.