'I was sorely disappointed by demonetisation, because it was such a silly thing to do, and you advertised the silly approach by replacing Rs 1,000 note by Rs 2,000'
By one estimate, the India-specific enhancements took the actual price to double what the Congress claimed to have negotiated
They have also sought that the plea be heard in an open court
Sinha talks about all that is wrong with GST, demonetisation and the current crop of BJP leaders
Amid speculation that the govt may present a full Budget on Feb 1, Sinha said there was no precedence of an outgoing govt doing so
The BE for this year for expenditure on major items, agriculture and allied activities, is approximately Rs 64,000
He could play a key role in shaping alliances, galvanising BJP's disgruntled flock and build a narrative against the Modi govt in Bihar and Jharkhand
Yashwant Sinha, a vocal critic of the BJP in its present form, has blamed the Modi government for the Parliament logjam during the Budget session; he has also called Modi 'Tughlaq'
Sinha said the policies of the present NDA government were not in line with what had been promised in the election manifesto
Rashtra Manch is a movement of farmers and unemployed people, Yashwant Sinha said
RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary and former Union ministers Som Pal and Harmohan Dhawan were also present
Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi said he would also join it
Sinha said 'if four senior-most Supreme Court judges say democracy is under threat, we have to take their words very seriously'
Addressing farmers at Kapus Soyabean Dhan Parishad organised by Shetkari Jagar Manch, Sinha had accused the BJP of reneging on promises made to farmers.
Sinha was detained by police on Monday evening along with around 250 farmers
We are trying to convince Sinha that the government is sensitive towards farmers issues: Akola police
I have no words to express what is going on today as terrorism is the final word: Yashwant
He said that there was an attempt to create father-son conflict after he slammed Modi govt on economy
Sinha says he would have opposed it "tooth and nail" had he been the Finance Minister.
Yashwant Sinha shared the dais with Congress' Manish Tewari and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal