UP Election 2022: Priyanka lashes out at Nirmala over 'UP type' comment, calls it insult to UP

The snarky "UP type" comment by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in response to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's criticism of Budget has blown into a political war ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections.

When asked about Rahul Gandhi calling the Budget a "Zero Sum Budget", the Finance Minister first asked her MoS Pankaj Chaudhary to respond, who said: "You said Rahul Gandhi has not understood the budget, it is actually true. Nirmala Sitharaman will answer hereafter, all I have to say is that the Budget will reap benefits for all and the same will be evident in some time."

Also Watch: PM Modi on Budget 2022: we turned women into 'malkins', poor into 'lakhpatis'

After that, Nirmala Sitharaman said: "I think he has given a typical UP type answer which is good enough for an MP who ran away from UP.".

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who is leading party's charge in UP, has hit out at the Finance Minister over her "UP type" remark.

Priyanka tweeted that Nirmala has "insulted" people of UP with her "UP type" comment.

Also Watch: Budget 2022 Live Updates: Record Capex, Tax on Crypto & No Income Tax relief for middle class

You did not put anything in the budget for Uttar Pradesh. But what was the need to insult the people of UP like this? Understand, the people of UP are proud to be "UP type". We are proud of the language, dialect, culture and history of UP," Priyanka Gandhi tweeted.

Also Watch: PM Narendra Modi on Budget 2022: we turned women into 'malkins', poor into 'lakhpatis'