"Dear NoMo, 5 years of your incompetence and arrogance has destroyed the lives of our farmers. Giving them Rs. 17 a day is an insult to everything they stand and work for," Gandhi tweeted using hashtag 'AakhriJumlaBudget'.
Senior Congress leader and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said the Centre's income scheme for farmers is like rubbing salt on their wound after their sheer neglect in last five years.
"Rs. 17 a day to the Farmers is nothing else but an insult to them. Giving them such a meager amount is like rubbing salt on their wound after their sheer neglect in last 5 years," Gehlot said.
Presenting the Interim Budget, Goyal sought to address some of the distress that the farm sector has been facing. He said the scheme will be "fully funded by the central government".
The Congress has been dismissive of the budget describing it as the "BJP's manifesto" for the Lok Sabha elections and an "Account for Votes".