‘Insipid’ and ‘Opaque’: P Chidambaram on Union Budget

Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram called the union budget 2019 “insipid”. He said Sitharaman's speech did not disclose the allocations to important programmes. He said, “Has there ever been a budget speech that does not disclose the allocations to important programmes? We are shocked by this departure from the usual practice.” Chidambaram also added the budget has been prepared without listening to the voices of either ordinary citizens or knowledgeable economists.