New Delhi, March 25 -- The people of India deserved decisive action and forward-thinking policies, yet their aspirations have been set aside, senior Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor said on Monday, as he criticised the Finance Bill, dubbing it a "classic case of patchwork" solutions.

Initiating the debate on the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha, - his first major intervention on behalf of the Congress since December last year - Tharoor alleged that the BJP-led NDA government's economic management is facing structural challenges.

"The finance minister's budget speech in this house reminded me of the garage mechanic who said 'I couldn't fix your brakes, so I made the horn louder' but looking at the Finance Bill, she is now saying to taxpayer...