BJP president Amit Shah on Monday hailed the general budget as "pro - poor" and "pro - farmers".
"I thank and congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for keeping farmers, poor and rural India at the centre of union budget, " Shah told reporters after the budget was presented in parliament.
"This budget will help strengthen Modi's aim of bringing poor and villagers into the mainstream of development, " Shah added.