West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee (File Photo) West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee (File Photo)CHIEF MINISTER Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Union Budget as “clueless”, “baseless” and “hollow” and said it had no roadmap for the country or the future, from a government “that has lost all credibility”. No roadmap for the country or the future from a government that has lost all its credibility,” she wrote on Twitter soon after Arun Jaitley concluded his Budget speech. She claimed the Budget speech was full of “jugglery of numbers” and “hollow words”. Earlier in the day, Mamata indirectly criticised the Centre for presenting the Budget even after the death of former Union minister and MP E Ahmed. “Controversial budget became even more controversial,” she tweeted.

Source: Indian Express February 01, 2017 18:56 UTC