In a major goof-up, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday read out excerpts of the previous budget instead of Budget 2023-24.
As soon as the chief minister made the first two announcements, which featured in Budget 2022-23, the Opposition began creating a ruckus and stormed into the well of the House.
Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan and BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria asked whether the Budget was leaked.
"This budget cannot be presented. Was it leaked?," he asked.
Speaker C P Joshi asked them to maintain order but the Opposition continued its uproar, leading to the House being adjourned for half-an-hour.
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After the adjournment, BJP MLAs staged a sit-in inside the well of the House.
Gehlot, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented the budget on the theme of 'Bachat, Rahat, Badhat' (saving, relief and progress).
He finalised the budget with his team of officers at the Chief Minister's Office on Thursday.
"Rajasthan's budget will bring savings, relief and progress. Finalised the budget 2023 with the resolution of ensuring #Bachat_Rahat_Badhat of every person of the state," Gehlot said in a tweet on Thursday.
"It is the first time a Chief Minister is presenting a budget with so much enthusiasm and energy. The focus of this budget is savings, relief and increase in incomes. The entire concept of the budget is before the people, who are hoping that he will fulfil expectations", said Chief whip Mahesh Joshi right ahead of the Budget.
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Gehlot has stated on several occasions that the upcoming budget will focus on youth and women and will fulfill the aspirations of the people of the state.
Meanwhile, the college education commissionerate issued an order on Wednesday directing all the government and private colleges of the state to show the budget live.
The colleges have been asked to arrange a live telecast of the budget speech in auditoriums/meeting halls so that a maximum number of students, teachers and heads of institutions can watch it.
(With PTI Inputs)
