Repetitive, rambling and hollow’: Rahul Gandhi describes Union Budget 2020

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget was “repetitive, rambling and hollow”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said as he hit out at the government for not addressing issues facing the sagging economy.

Nirmala Sitharaman said the government would inject more money into the agricultural sector and the Centre’s water scheme to boost economic growth back up from its lowest in a decade.

She also announced the government will sell its stakes in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, the largest institutional investor, through an initial public offer (IPO), as part of its divestment program.

“The main issue facing is unemployment. I didn’t see any strategic idea that would help our youth get jobs. I saw tactical stuff but no central idea,” Rahul Gandhi said while speaking to reporters.