Union Budget 2017 - Opposition parties have demanded that presentation of the General Budget 2017 be postponed to after March 11, the date of counting of votes for the five states going to the polls. They have slammed it as a short term political move with an eye on the assembly polls to enable the Narendra Modi government to announce sops before the elections while bypassing the Election Commission's (EC) model code of conduct.
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced poll dates for Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Polls in Goa and Punjab will be held in a single phase on February 4, while in Uttarakhand on February 15. Manipur will have a two-phase election with polling on March 4 and 8. Uttar Pradesh will have a seven phase polling from February 11 to March 8. The counting of votes is on Saturday, March 11. The process will be completed before Holi, which this year falls on March 13.
On Tuesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs decided to advance the first phase of the Budget session of Parliament from January 31 to February 9, instead of last week of February. The General Budget will be presented on February 1, instead of the usual last working day of February. (Read More)
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