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Govt's Rs 21 lakh crore economic stimulus "mere show-off": ex Maha CM

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Jun 1 (UNI) Expressing concern over the current state of India's economy, former chief minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan on Monday took a dig at the central government by describing its Rs 21 lakh crore economic package announced for revival of the badly-hit economy post the Covid-19 lockdown as "a mere show-off".
While interacting with media personnel of Aurangabad through video conference, he said that the country's economic situation had become very weak over past few years and after the announcement of the nationwide lockdown after the outbreak of coronavirus in the country it has suffered very badly.
In such a situation, he said that the central government needs to take tough short-term decisions for the benefit of poor and middle-class people before the situation deteriorates any further, otherwise, there may be a public outcry all over the country, he noted.
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