Shimla, March 24 -- Criticising the Budget presented by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur termed it as "lackluster". Thakur stated, "I have had the privilege of witnessing the presentation of 29 budgets in this House-five of which I presented myself in my capacity as Finance Minister. However, nothing quite like what transpired this time has ever occurred during a budget session before. There is absolutely nothing of substance in this budget," he said while terming the budget as "lackluster". "While the size of a budget typically grows globally every year, the Sukhu government's current budget remains stagnant-equivalent to what it was three years ago. The budgets allocated to key sectors are facing continuous cuts," he said. Speaking to the media, the former CM said that under the Sukhu government's announcements regarding most schemes have been made without adequate budgetary provisions. "Not a single scheme announced over the last three years has been fully implemented. Dozens of schemes declared in the budgets of the past three years have failed to materialise on the ground. This budget offers absolutely nothing for the state". Jai Ram further stated that employment opportunities within the state are continuously shrinking. He said the Sukhu government constantly criticizes the Centre ; however, over the last three years, the Centre's share in the state's revenue receipts has stood at 56%, 54%, and 53.6%, respectively. htc...