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Tribune News ServiceChandigarh, July 14More than 100 participants, including professors, bankers, doctors and farmers, participated in a seminar on ‘Analysing Union Budget 2019-20’, organised by the Chetna Manch, here today. Criticising the lesser allocations towards the poor and marginalised sections of society, Gill said concentrating more on corporate-focused investments was sheer wastage of resources and time. Another speaker SK Khosla said while the Budget was altogether confusing, there was no conversation among people about the Budget. PDS Uppal, president, Chetna Manch, while proposing a vote of thanks, said seven per cent growth proposed in the Budget would not create millions of jobs, which was the need of the hour. After the session, the intellectuals cleared their doubts about various proposals presented by the Finance Minister in the Budget..