New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Reacting to Congress MP Manish Tewari's remarks that Budget is "as useless a ritual as the President address", BJP MP Deepak Prakash said that Congress leaders are mentally bankrupt. He called the Budget the "symbol of the aspirations of 140 crore Indians."

"Congress and Congress leaders are mentally bankrupt. Budget is the symbol of the aspirations of 140 crore Indians. Every citizen is connected to it. But the Congress mindset clearly shows that it has nothing to do with common people," Prakash told ANI.

Manish Tewari on Saturday criticised the annual Budget process, calling it "nothing more than an accounting exercise" that simply tracks government earnings and expenditures.

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