New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday declined to comment on the Union Budget 2026-27, stating that he would speak on Monday from Parliament's platform.

Earlier in the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive budget, where she created history to become first Finance Minister in India to deliver nine consecutive budgets, surpassing her own record.

"I will speak tomorrow, using the platform provided by Parliament," Rahul Gandhi told reporters.

The Congress party however described the budget as lacklustre.

"While the documents need to be studied in detail, it is clear after 90 mins that Budget 2026/27 falls woefully short of the hype that was generated about it. It...