Trinamool MP Saugata Roy criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget, claiming it lacked originality and was guided by the Prime Minister's Office. He noted that the budget favored Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, terming it the 'Andhra-Bihar' Budget. Roy argued Sitharaman is not an economist and compared her unfavorably to former finance ministers Manmohan Singh and P. Chidambaram.
