Oppn parties accuse govt of failing to tackle Covid-19 crisis, say stimulus package a ‘cruel joke’
Friday, 22 May 2020 () Accusing the Modi government of "failure" in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and indulging in "meaningless grand announcements", the opposition on Friday termed the Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus package as a "cruel joke on the country" and demanded the Centre come out with a revised stimulus which would stimulate demand.
Indian former finance minister P Chidambaram on May 18 slammed the announcement of stimulus package made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that stimulus package is an eyewash and nothing..
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