India, Feb. 21 -- LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav termed the UP government's budget as "visionless, directionless and hollow," saying it lacks clarity on development, how inflation will be tackled and how employment opportunities will be created for youth.

"This is the ninth budget of this government, and their second last. Like the previous ones, this also has no vision. There is no road map as to which direction UP is to be taken. This budget is also not in sync with the BJP's manifesto. There is no clarity on what is to be done for the farmers and the youth," Yadav said at a press conference organised at SP office in Lucknow.

"This is not a budget but a big drum. There is a lot of noise, but it is empty from inside. It's...