Stock markets have become as unpredictable as the weather
reports which frequently turn false. Admist this certainly uncertain baggage of market reaction, Pranabda walked
into the parliament house with his basket of gifts last week. While he brought with him all types of fruits
for the salad of this financial yeat, Aam dominated (infact outsmarted) the
show. The only ones who felt heart broken were the very enthusiastic section of
analysts who made “N” number of possible wild measures that may make it to the
basket this year.

If something has ensured pranab from being gunned down by
his rivals and investors it was his formulation of diplomatically enriched with
something for all ideology just as few movies of Karan johar are!

Pranab has suddenly transformed himself into “Open” man of
UPA. If one could recollect the early days post 26/11 when he made the same
statement everyday that

“India is keeping all options open”!!!!!!!!

Now it’s the economic form of openness. He relived babus by
excluding disinvestment dynamites from his basket. He satisfied the
industrialists to certain extent by proposing a status quo on the special relaxations
granted to private sector to combat recession. Now the aam admi’s turn who has
been generously donated huge quantity of Aam that he brought in his budget
baggage.

Now Aam is so delicious term that neither one can resist it
nor criticize it!

I do appreciate his
enthusiasm but I still feel that he has failed on the same lines as his
predecessors had!

We thrive in a infinitely porous
system where these Aam’s are unlikely to reach the needy. Apart from UID
project, I would have been delighted had he taken some steps in that direction!

Better luck next time!