FM Sitharaman’s maiden Finance Bill is constitutionally suspect | The Indian Express

FM Sitharaman’s maiden Finance Bill is constitutionally suspect | The Indian Express

Written by P Chidambaram |Updated: July 28, 2019 8:05:04 am

P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.

FM Sitharaman’s maiden Finance Bill is constitutionally suspect

Like there were serious questions about the Budget, there are serious questions about the Finance Bill.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside Parliament on Thursday. (Express photo by Renuka Puri)

It takes a lot of courage to speak in a House of Parliament where the Opposition benches are empty. That is precisely what the Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, did on July 23, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha! She piloted her maiden Finance Bill, the Rajya Sabha (minus the Opposition) ‘considered and returned’ the Bill, and all is well with the Indian economy. Congratulations, Finance Minister!