Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL A CHARACTERISTIC IS WILL BE DEFEATED BY BARCA HOLD REAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR APPROACH NEXT WEEK: TRUMP FOR 1-1 DRAW CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 37 LUCKNOW, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable I AM NOT A RACIST: ESHA} GUPTA } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com FOCUS ON SABKA VIKAS IN UP BUDGET Populist Infrastructure growth Betrayal for masses, schemes priority for Yogi govt says Akhilesh announced Lucknow (PNS): Describing me,” Yadav told reporters. PNS n LUCKNOW With focus on infrastruc- the UP budget for 2019-20 as “This budget is betrayal of ture, provisions of ` 175 crore a “betrayal of the people in the the people by the state gov- ahead of he Yogi Adityanath gov- each have been made for con- name of Sabka Saath Sabka ernment in the name of ‘Sabka Ternment announced new struction of metro rails in Vikas”, Samajwadi Party chief Saath Sabka Vikas’. It neither LS polls projects and scheme worth just Kanpur and Agra, while ` Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday has development nor vision,” he ` 21,212.94 crore in the 2019- 150 crore has been given for said the financial plan neither said. 20 fiscal, with focus on infra- starting the process to con- had “development nor vision”. Stating that there was PNS n LUCKNOW structure. The funds ear- structing metro rails at “Till now 60 per cent of “nothing new” in the financial marked for the new projects Varanasi, Meerut, Gorakhpur, this government’s budget has plan, Yadav said, “There is he Yogi Adityanath gov- are around five per cent of the Prayagraj and Jhansi. come (three budgets in a five- nothing in it for farmers, ernment tabled the 2019- total budget. Besides, ` 400 crore has year term). The person running traders and for checking unem- T20 annual budget of In the schedule of new been earmarked for the government is ‘sanyasi’ and ployment. There is nothing more than ` 4.79 lakh crore in demand presented along with Ghaziabad-Meerut Transport ‘yogi’, who does not understand for health, security and educa- the Assembly on Thursday. the budget, major new scheme Corridor. much. The budget neither has tion either. This budget is dis- This budget is almost 12 per launched by the Bharatiya In the power sector, pro- anything for ‘rajkosh’ (state appointing.” cent higher than the current Janata Party government is vision for ` 103 crore has been exchequer) nor for ‘dharmkosh’ “Projects started during year’s budget of nearly ` 4.28 Kanya Sumangala Yojna, made for Anpara-D project (religions affairs). This budget the SP tenure which could not lakh crore. which aims at raising health and ` 29.13 crore for will hardly get any marks from Continued on Page 6 Chief Minister Yogi and educational standards of Harduaganj power project. Adityanath was present in the girls, brightening their future, The government has allo- Assembly when Finance bring in a positive change in cated ` 1,194 crore for Minister Rajesh Agarwal read thinking and instilling a sense Purvanchal Expressway, ` out the budget speech punctu- of respect towards women. A 1,000 crore for Bundelkhand Poll gimmick: BSP ated by Urdu couplets. provision of ` 1,200 crore has Expressway, ` 1,000 crore for Lucknow (PNS):Bahujan budget of ` 4,28,384.52 crore. The state, however, fol- been made for the scheme. Gorakhpur Link Expressway Samaj Party and Congress crit- The budget includes new lowed fiscal discipline path Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Finance Minister Rajesh Aggarwal before the presentation of the State Budget 2019-20 in A Bundelkhand and and Rs 500 crore for Defence icised the Yogi Adityanath gov- schemes worth ` 21,212.95 and tamed fiscal deficit at ` UP Assembly in Lucknow on Thursday Purvanchal development Industrial Corridor in ernment’s budget on Thursday crore. 46,910 crore or 2.97 per cent, board will be set up by the Bundelkhand. terming it as a ‘populist finan- In a tweet, BSP chief which is within the mandated Considering that Lok vided adequate funds for infra- ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ as government for accelerating The government has also cial plan in election year’ which Mayawati said, “However pop- three per cent of Gross State Sabha polls are less than 60 structure and its flagship pro- coined by Prime Minister development of the two made provision of ` 800 crore would not stand in good stead ulist the budget might be in an Domestic Product (GSDP) days away, the Bharatiya Janata jects to ensure civil works were Narendra Modi, by focusing on regions of the state. A token for Jewar international air- as welfare works and law and election year, works all through under Fiscal Responsibility and Party government headed by not affected since the Model farmers, workers, youth, provision of ` 4 crore each port in and ` 200 crore for order situation were of greater the year relating to people’s wel- Budget Management (FRBM) Yogi Adityanath sought to pro- Code of Conduct would come women and other sections of have been made for the two Ayodhya airport. importance for the people. fare and interest and control Act. vide liberal doses of funds to all into force once the schedule of society. boards. For the police department, The Yogi government pre- over law and order were impor- The government estimated key sectors, especially, agricul- the Lok Sabha elections are Yogi claimed that while For multi-level parking the government has allocated sented a ` 4.79 lakh crore bud- tant for the masses.” revenue receipt of ` 77,640 ture, health, education, energy, announced. there was no obligation for the and advocates’ chambers at Rs 2,009 crore for construction get for 2019-20 and announced Reacting to the budget, crore from State Goods & social welfare, besides making Addressing the media after crop loan waiver scheme in the Allahabad High Court, a pro- of residential quarters and populist schemes ahead of the Mayawati said that both the Services Tax (SGST) and Value provisions for free WiFi in Finance Minister Rajesh next fiscal, yet the Agriculture vision of ` 150 crore and ` 40 other infrastructure. The gov- upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Union and state governments Added Tax (VAT). The Excise universities and degree colleges Agarwal tabled the budget in department budget had been crore for the construction of ernment has decided to set up The budget presented by had proved to be failures on duty kitty is expected to be a to keep the young electorate in the Assembly, the Chief increased by over 14 per cent VVIP suits and conference new medical colleges and Finance Minister Rajesh these issues. “Only taking a dip healthy ` 31,517 crore in 2019- good humour. Minister noted that the budget over the last one year. hall at High Court in AIIMS and provision of ` 106 Agarwal in Assembly is 12 per at the Sangam will not wash off 20. The government also pro- carried forward the theme of Continued on Page 6 Allahabad have been made. Continued on Page 6 cent higher than the 2018-19 Continued on Page 6 Cong weakened India, rues PM Rahul: Will purge Says those who clamped Emergency, bullied judiciary, insulted Army and institutions of RSS indulged in dalali are maligning me Congress sparks PNS n NEW DELHI up controversy over the Rafale deal saying that the Congress another row, aunching a blistering attack did not want the Indian Air Lagainst the Congress and Force to be strong and asked vows to scrap seeking to compare their 55 “which companies are they years rule against his 55 bidding for that they are acting months, Prime Minister so shamefully.” Amid loud triple talaq law Narendra Modi on Thursday protests from the Opposition alleged that those who imposed benches, the PM said he is PNS n NEW DELHI Emergency, “bullied” the judi- making his allegation with full ciary, insulted the Army and responsibility. he Congress on Thursday indulged in “dalali” were accus- Modi took potshots at Tsparked a fresh controver- ing him of destroying institu- attempts to cobble together a sy by announcing to scrap the tions and misgovernance. grand alliance of Opposition triple talaq law and remove RSS Taking a hit at the pro- parties to take on the BJP, say- loyalists who allegedly have posed grand alliance of ing people do not want a Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday. made inroads in the Opposition parties, Prime “mahamilavat” (highly adul- Also seen is Home Minister Rajnath Singh PTI Government’s institutions if Minister said, “People do not terated) Government as they the party comes to power after want a ‘mahamilavat’ (adulter- have seen how the NDA leaders have compulsions to of jokers... But Modi is destroy- There is no room for corrup- the Lok Sabha elections. ated) Government”. The PM Government, which has a make charges but lamented ing institutions,” Modi said tion. We speak the truth, be it Alleging that the RSS was was replying to a debate on majority, can deliver. that while slamming Modi and sarcastically. in country or outside, in trying to capture the institu- motion of thanks to President’s “Congress imposed the BJP, some people “start He also took a dig at the Parliament or outside, but your tions of the country, Congress address in the Lok Sabha. Emergency, but they say Modi attacking India”.