Budget 2026 falls short of expectations: Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi

Shiv Sena UBT leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday questioned the missing areas from the Union Budget 2026 saying it failed to meet expectations at a time of global economic uncertaintyIn a post on social media platform X Chaturvedi said she had hoped for a ldquoreformatory budgetrdquo as promised by the Prime Minister However she described the budget as disappointing and said it missed the opportunity to clearly present Indiarsquos longterm visionShe pointed out that while the Finance Minister wore a handloom saree from Tamil Nadu a state heading into elections the budget speech did not address the impact of high US tariffs on Tirupurrsquos textile industry According to her several exportdriven sectors are suffering losses while India remains one of the most highly tariffed nations globallyChaturvedi also raised concerns about the weakening rupee saying Indian importers are being badly affected and the budget did little to ease their difficultiesHighlighting employment issues she said the budget did not adequately address joblessness underemployment or the creation of quality jobs She added that rising inflation and stagnant incomes were also ignoredHad hopes of a reformatory budget as promised by Hon PM however the budget has been disappointing It was to lay down Indiarsquos vision considering the global turbulence but clearly missed the bus Marsquom as predicted was wearing a handloom saree from Tamil Nadu keeping electionhellipmdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 February 1 2026Farmers once again overlooked ChaturvediThe Shiv Sena UBT leader further criticised the absence of support for startups technology innovation and research She said farmers were once again overlooked with no major focus on agritech food supply chains storage infrastructure easier credit or climate change adaptationShe concluded by saying that muchneeded reforms to revive Indiarsquos stagnant manufacturing sector were glaringly missing from the budgetUnion Budget 2026 to accelerate Mumbairsquos growth says BJP MLA Ameet SatamMumbai BJP President and MLA Ameet Satam on Saturday welcomed the Union Budget presented by the Modi government calling it developmentoriented growthfocused and pragmatic He said the budget includes several major initiatives that will accelerate Mumbairsquos development and create employment opportunitiesSpeaking to the media in Mumbai Satam said the budget supports Indiarsquos journey towards becoming Vishwa Guru He added that India has now become the worldrsquos fourthlargest economy and one of the fastest to recover from the COVID19 pandemicReferring to the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Satam highlighted the announcement of seven highspeed rail corridors across the country One of these will be the MumbaiPune corridor which he said will make travel between the two cities faster and more convenientHe also spoke about the tax exemptions announced for tunnel boring machine TBM manufacturers saying this will greatly benefit Mumbairsquos ambitious ldquoPaatal Lokrdquo project Conceptualised by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis the project aims to build a 70kilometre underground tunnel network to ease traffic congestion in the citySatam also highlighted the financial assistance announced for the Indian Institute of Creative Technology in Mumbai The institute will help set up Visual Effects Gaming and Comics content creator laboratories in 15000 secondary schools and 500 colleges across the countryHe added that the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises MSME sector has been recognised as a growth engine in the budget with liquidity support of Rs 7 lakh croreldquoMumbai has a large number of registered MSMEs This decision will boost industrial growth and generate employmentrdquo Satam said