Memory of an elephant, that's Pranab

March 7, 2009
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Delegates discovered that sharing memories with someone of Pranab Mukherjee’s experience can be a memorable event. Saddened by the plummeting levels of debate in Parliament, Mukherjee reminisced: “There was so much more debate around the first budget which had the volume of the size of a peanut. The total financial transaction in the first budget, my dear friends, was Rs 293 crore.”

Mukherjee not only remembered the volume of financial transactions, but also cited taxes generated by liquor imports in those days, much to the delight of the delegates.

Courtesy: Mail Today

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