New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday cast doubts over the effectiveness of the Uttar Pradesh budget scheduled to be presented today in the state assembly, taking a dig at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying that he wasn't an economist.

"Jab iss budget (Union Budget 2026-27) pe sabhi nigaahen jhuk gayi, toh wahan kaunsa accha budget aayega (If the Union Budget disappointed everyone, what can one expect (from UP budget). Kaunsa arthshastri CM baitha hai (The CM is not an economist)," Yadav told reporters here.

He further criticised Adityanath for raising the already concluded Babri Masjid issue.

"When this issue has ended, then is someone mad to say such a thing? Is that issue in Uttar Pradesh now...