Manmohan Singh Critiques Budget, Says Farm, Tax Sops Will Impact Polls | Read

Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the interim budget presented today by Union Minister Piyush Goyal will have implications on the national elections due by May. The government presented a budget with big giveaways to the middle class, farmers and the rural population in what is being seen as a critical test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before the elections. "It's an election budget," Manmohan Singh told NDTV.