Mamata calls Modi's mega Rs 20 trillion package a 'big zero and eyewash'

West Bengal CM says extension of the deadline to file tax return is not a benefit as people are under lockdown and in any case they cannot meet the earlier deadline

Terming the Central package of Rs 20 trillion as a “big zero and an eyewash”, West Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee condemned the Modi government for allegedly misleading people even in times of the pandemic.

“When prime minister Modi announced the package, I was optimist but then figured out it is a big zero and is misleading people. People don’t get any monetary support, the states didn’t get anything, there is no public spending to boost the economy or no indication of boosting the health infrastructure was mentioned either,” Banerjee said.