Several opposition leaders have criticised the government, saying the budget has nothing for the middle class and the youth of the country. Talking to the media outside Parliament, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the budget does not discuss the problem of unemployment and other issues concerning the youth.

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said that the budget has nothing for the middle class, and the government is only trying to hoodwink the masses.

DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran accused the government of ignoring the middle class in the budget. He said that several announcements have been made for Bihar, as the state is going to polls, while southern states have been ignored completely.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal of Akali Dal also echoed similar views, saying that Punjab has also been ignored in the budget.

However, Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena (UT) welcomed the budgetary announcement of income tax relief.