ENA MSME 2022-02-08 10:05:42 <p><strong>New Delhi, Feb 8 (KNN)</strong> The government failed in providing urgent life support to the MSME sector as they faced the brunt of demonetisation and then the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 lockdown, said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in the Lok Sabha. </p> <p>At least an exemption slab of Rs 5 lakh on income tax should have been provided to help the middle class, he added. </p> <p>He further criticised the union budget 2022-23 of letting down peoples expectations with regards to the challenges everyone face due to the pandemic.</p> <p>In view of the absence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he protested and staged a walkout from Lok Sabha. </p> <p>He further said that the government has failed in acknowledging unemployment issues while the wealth of 100 richest persons hit a record high of about Rs 57 lakh crore, and about 4.7 crore people slipped below the poverty line. </p> <p>In all of this the middle class has been left defenceless in the face of rising inflation, he stated. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></p> 28321 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/congress-mp-shashi-tharoor-accuses-govt-of-depriving-msmes-of-any-support-during-demonetisation-pandemic 2022-02-08 10:05:42 knnindia.co.in