New Delhi: Speaking at the ABP's Shikhar Sammelan in New Delhi on Saturday, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha gave a thumbs up to the 2019 Interim Budget presented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Friday. The Civil Aviation Minister said that the Interim Budget is not just a timely sixer by the BJP government but game changing clincher ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Highlighting the key of the Interim Budget, Jayant Sinha said that the budget is full of positive measures for salaried middle class via rebate in tax for those earning upto 5 lakhs per annum; increase in standard deduction, HRA, 80 C limit and gratuity.


Addressing the audience at the business conclave, Sinha lauded the efforts of the Modi-led BJP government saying that a party gets vote on politics of development and that is what BJP has done. He took a dig at the Congress saying that what Congress could not achieve in 60 years, BJP did it in 60 months. When asked about burning question of the all time unemployment rate under the Modi regime, Jayant Sinha effectively countered it by saying that if industry sectors, entrepreneurship is increasing in the country, it is obvious that the employment will also increase.

Speaking on the recently held poll surveys conducted by media channel to gauge the public mood ahead of the 2019 General elections, Sinha replied that he does not trust surveys. While speaking about Opposition grand alliance, Jayant Sinha said that one side its their corruption and other side is our honesty.

When asked about declining Airlines sector by Neha Pant, Jayant Sinha said that situation has improved as crude oil prices have declined in the recent past and apart from that the government along with various banks are trying its best to revive the industry at the earliest possible.He added that the top most priority of the Civil

Sinha rounded off his set of questions on a hiWhen questioned about How is the Josh and how much do you rate Budget 2019, the BJP leader said that JOSH IS HIGH and I give the Budget 400 points as abki baar 400 paar.