Shashi takes the satirical zero income tax of Tharoor to ₹ 12 lakhs: ‘What happens if we do not have salary?’ , Mint

Budget 2025: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor commented on the new income tax proposal announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman during the Budget 2025 speech on Saturday. FM Sitarman announced to end income tax 12 lakhs under new tax rule.

Although Thiruvananthapuram MPs were also early to give a flag to unemployment in India and said, “But the important question is, what happens if we do not have salary?” Where is the income coming from? To benefit from income tax relief for you, you actually need jobs. ,

The Congress MP said, “Unemployment was not mentioned by the Finance Minister,” If you have salary you can pay reduction “.

“I think the applause you heard from the BJP benches were for the tax deduction of the middle class. We look at the details and it could be a good thing.”, Tharoor said.

Shashi Tharoor insisted on the benefits of the pie -size declared for Bihar, and sarcastically commented, “The irony is that a nation that a nation wants a nation, one election is actually using each state each year every year. So that to give them more free “.

The Congress MP said, “They can have many elections so that they can play more applause than their colleagues”.

What did FM Sitarman announce for Bihar?

In her budget speech today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman proposed to install a board for a nutritious food, makhana or focues, which is widely produced and consumed in Bihar.

“Makhana Board will be established to improve the production, processing, price joint and marketing of Makhana in Bihar. People engaged in these activities will be organized in FPOs. The board will provide handholding and training aid to Makhana farmers and also ensure that it will also ensure Will work to work. They get the benefits of all relevant government schemes, “Sitarman said.

He also announced that Greenfield Airports would be done in Bihar in addition to the ability of Patna Airport in Bihar and the capacity of a brownfield airport in Bihta.

While presenting the union budget, FM Sitarman said, “Greenfield airports will be vested in Bihar to meet the future needs of the state. It is the capacity of Patna Airport and the capacity of a brownfield airport in Bihta Will be in addition to expansion. “

He also highlighted the Western Kosi Canal ERM project in Mithilchal region of Bihar.

“Financial assistance will be provided for the Western Kosi Canal ERM project, which benefits a large number of farmers cultivating 50,000 hectares of land in the Mithilanchal area of ​​Bihar,” she said.

The Finance Minister announced the establishment of National Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management in Bihar to provide a strong fill to food processing activities throughout the eastern region.