Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram critiqued Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman s budget speech, describing it as "boastful claims" and accusing her of not addressing real issues like unemployment, inflation, and concerns of women and farmers. He pointed out the challenges faced by the economy and criticized the government s handling of various issues. Chidambaram highlighted the difference in average GDP growth rates between the UPA period and the NDA period.
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P Chidambaram on Sunday wrote on X that the University of Madras is without a VC for the last five months and asked why the Governor of the state is at the 'centre of many controversies in the state'
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been cornering the Narendra Modi-led government for providing "undue benefits" to industrialist Gautam Adani. In the past, he also accused the government of promoting crony capitalism.