Chennai, Aug. 6 -- Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran on Thursday criticised the state government's Budget and Agriculture Budget, saying that both failed to meet people's expectations and lacked new announcements or development-oriented initiatives for the people of the state.

Reacting to the Budget presented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Nagendran said that neither the state Budget tabled on Wednesday nor the Agriculture Budget presented on Thursday contained measures that addressed the concerns of various sections of society.

Criticising the government's financial proposals, he said the Budget was like "an empty vessel that makes the loudest noise." He also pointed out that capital expenditure had been reduced while ...