Budget 2011 disappointing and directionless: Opposition

Opposition parties today came down heavily on General Budget 2011-12 dismissing the exercise as "very disappointing and directionless" and said it has failed to address the problems of unemployment and price rise affecting the common man.

The Left and the Right saw nothing much to write home about the budget, which they said was an exercise of "nominality" given the elections in five states round the corner. Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj regretted that the budget did not have even the mention of the word 'unemployment' nor has any plans for controlling price rise. "It is a very very disappointing budget, which has not done justice to the common man, woman and the youth," the BJP leader said, adding that the only thing good was the rise in remuneration of Anganwadi workers and helpers.