BJP Rajya Sabha MP Surendra Singh Nagar delivered a scathing takedown of P. Chidambaram’s budget speech, branding the Congress leader a master of data manipulation. During Monday’s debate, Chidambaram wielded financial figures to assail the government’s performance. Nagar fired back Tuesday, calling out the distortions.
‘It felt like he was describing a non-existent India—nothing’s moving,’ Nagar said. ‘Chidambaram’s special skill is presenting twisted stats; I’ve witnessed it firsthand from his Finance Minister days.’
Praising the budget’s forward-looking vision, Nagar called it essential for India’s 2047 developed economy goal, directing 25 years of growth. Its three duties include ramping up productivity for economic vigor, fulfilling youth aspirations through capacity building, and guaranteeing equal opportunities across all strata.
Key successes: Defense exports over Rs 23,000 crore. India’s No. 2 spot in global GDP growth (17% share post-China). Since 2014, PM’s portal resolved 3,300 stuck projects (Rs 85 lakh crore cost)—think J&K rails or Assam’s bridge now operational.
Farmers’ fortunes have flipped in BJP-ruled Haryana, the sole state offering MSP on 24+ crops. Rural India gleams with prosperity: villages boasting 40 tractors each versus the old one or two, signaling real income uplift. Highways and roads boast massive budget boosts uniquely under BJP stewardship. ‘Ground-level change, not just promises,’ Nagar concluded.