‘I will find you and tax you’: How social media reacted to the Union Budget announcement
The allocation of crores of rupees to coalition partner-ruled states as well as lack of any tax relief for ordinary Indians drew mockery and criticism.
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Cartoons and memes flooded social media soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget on July 23. Several users mocked what is being seen as an increase or fresh levies of different kinds of taxes with no no relief for ordinary Indians and taxpayers.
The subtext of allocating thousands of crores to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, both ruled by coalition partners of the National Democratic Alliance, was not lost on anyone.
Sitharaman made a special allocation of Rs 15,000 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Rs 26,000 crore for Bihar. Both states had earlier demanded special status. The Janata Dal (United) in Bihar and Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh are crucial to making up a majority for the coalition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
One cartoonist alluded to the “price” of the prime minister’s chair.
#Budget2024 cartoon @DeccanHerald pic.twitter.com/Iy331vp1XQ— sajithkumar (@sajithkumar) July 24, 2024
One meme alluded to the crores allocated for infrastructure development in Bihar being misused.
iski maa ke maje hi maje pic.twitter.com/JdPNIQjv3z— ex. capt (@thephukdi) July 23, 2024
Twelve bridges have collapsed in Bihar in the last two months.
Some cartoonists referred to the discontent among other states, especially those ruled by the BJP, over what is being seen as preferential treatment for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh to keep the...
