Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidu

The Congress tore into the government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for presenting a "disappointing" budget, with former finance minister P Chidambaram describing it as a "budget for the rich, of the rich and by the rich" that is meant for only "one per cent of India's population that controls 73 per cent of the country's wealth".

Participating in a debate on the budget, Chidambaram said, "The sub-text is, this is a budget for the rich, of the rich and by the rich.... There is nothing for the poor people of India, who continue to suffer.... This is a budget for those one per cent who control 73% of India's wealth."