OPPOSITION WALKS OUT AS RESOURCE-LEASHED BUDGET SEEKS ASSEMBLY SUPPORT

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
The Opposition in Orissa Assembly walked out on 14 February 2006 as Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadei started highlighting his budget for the Financial Year 2006-07, which, even though styled as a balanced budget, is leashed to resources.
“The thrust of our budget is on growth, development, efficiency, social equity”, Ghadei declared.
It is stale, insipid [...]