New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the union budget as "a band-aid for bullet wounds" and said the "government is bankrupt of ideas" to boost the economy and increase employment.

The budget 2025-26 was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday.

Congress leaders have slammed the budget. "A band-aid for bullet wounds! Amid global uncertainty, solving our economic crisis demanded a paradigm shift. But this government is bankrupt of ideas," Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, said in a post on X.

Party leader Jairam Ramesh said that the government has done little to address the problems concerning the economy.

"The economy is suffering from four rela...