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Budget 2024: P Chidambaram Alleges Nirmala Sitharaman Adopted Ideas From Congress Manifesto, Urges Government To ‘Copy More’ (Watch Video)

In a Rajya Sabha address on July 25, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram commended Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for incorporating ideas from the Congress manifesto into the Union Budget 2024-25, while humorously suggesting that the NDA government should adopt even more ideas from their proposals.

Budget 2024: P Chidambaram Alleges Nirmala Sitharaman Adopted Ideas From Congress Manifesto, Urges Government To ‘Copy More’ (Watch Video)

While speaking at the Rajya Sabha today, July 25, Former Finance Minister and MP P Chidambaram reacted to the Union Budget 2024-25, expressing a mix of criticism and approval. Chidambaram remarked, "I am particularly happy that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had the opportunity to read the Congress manifesto. She picked the good ideas from page 11, page 30, and page 31." Expressing the party's willingness to cooperate, he humorously remarked that copying is not only permitted but encouraged in Parliament, suggesting that the NDA government should "copy a little more." Parliament Budget Session 2024: Kiren Rijiju Slams Opposition, Says ‘They Only Abusing PM Narendra Modi, Not Willing To Discuss Union Budget’ (Watch Video).

Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram Urges More Congress Ideas in Budget

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