Kaushik Basu, himself, as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India oversaw India's decline into a terrible economic crisis. He had also demanded that Demonetization be rolled back.
Instead of playing partisan politics at this moment of national importance, Manmohan Singh ought to remember the disgraceful conduct of his own party after the terror attacks in Mumbai.
Being the driver of consumption and wealth generation in an economy, the Middle Class expected their tax burden to reduce. It is in this background, the Budget of 2019-20 is important.