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A most needed relief: V.P. Singh

NEW DELHI: The former Prime Minister V.P. Singh on Saturday welcomed the “bold relief” given to farmers in the Union budget.

They had been asking for loan waiver for long. “It was most needed. The benefits given to taxpayers are also welcome. Investment in infrastructure needed more attention than what was given in the budget,” Mr. Singh said in a statement here.

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