New Delhi:
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today told Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that the government should announce schemes for the people based on needs and not on "lucky numbers".
Referring to Mukherjee's Budget speech in Lok Sabha yesterday in which he had said that he has announced various schemes for the agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 300 crore each as "three was his lucky number", Swaraj said "schemes should be announced based on needs and not lucky numbers."
She said Mukherjee's decision to provide a mere Rs 300 crore for major schemes related to pulses and edible oil indicated a "lack of vision" on part of the government.
"Three is your lucky number, therefore, you are number three in the party after (Congress President) Sonia Gandhi and (Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh," she said.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said another example of government's lack of vision was the decision to provide fertilizer subsidy to people living below poverty line.
"A person in BPL category will not have a land to cultivate. What will he do with the fertilizer...will he eat it," Swaraj quipped.
The BJP leader was addressing a programme organised by FICCI here.
Referring to Mukherjee's Budget speech in Lok Sabha yesterday in which he had said that he has announced various schemes for the agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 300 crore each as "three was his lucky number", Swaraj said "schemes should be announced based on needs and not lucky numbers."
She said Mukherjee's decision to provide a mere Rs 300 crore for major schemes related to pulses and edible oil indicated a "lack of vision" on part of the government.
"Three is your lucky number, therefore, you are number three in the party after (Congress President) Sonia Gandhi and (Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh," she said.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said another example of government's lack of vision was the decision to provide fertilizer subsidy to people living below poverty line.
"A person in BPL category will not have a land to cultivate. What will he do with the fertilizer...will he eat it," Swaraj quipped.
The BJP leader was addressing a programme organised by FICCI here.
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