Fiscal stimulus package fails to provide succour to the poorest: Opposition

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the need of the hour was to put money into the pockets of the people, particularly the poorest 130 million people

The Congress and other Opposition parties on Wednesday said the Centre’s fiscal stimulus package fails to provide succour to hapless migrants, to the poorest, and even state governments confronted with financial crunch. They said the package will not help spur demand and consumption.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the need of the hour was to put money into the pockets of citizens, especially the poorest 130 million, but the package has nothing for them. Before the package was announced, he dubbed the prime minister’s announcement as a “headline and a blank page.” He later said there was nothing in the