Listening post

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has something in common with Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. When Mukherjee refused to speak to reporters after a pre-Budget meeting with state finance ministers, Mitra said he faced a similar issue because people asked why the state finance minister was not seen on television in West Bengal. To this, Mukherjee said from January onwards the finance minister does not speak, he only listens.