Having woken up late at this juncture, the Opposition leaders must remind themselves that Uttar Pradesh and four other states don’t make up India. They must also remember that this Budget is for the whole of India and not for just the five states that will elect Assemblies between 4 February and 8 March.
To satisfy the Opposition, the Election Commission (EC) has no choice other than to ask the government to postpone the Budget to 9 March or later. But the real question the EC must ask itself is whether all of India must be denied the immense benefits of an early Budget — especially since the government has been harping on it for more than three months and since it’s being done for the first time — because of elections in a few states.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
