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When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth budget in Parliament on Saturday, she arrived wearing a Madhubani embroidered silk saree. During Sitharaman’s budget speech, members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expressed happiness by patting the tables several times.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and appreciated the Union Budget 2025, describing it as Dorandeshi, employment-centered and development-oriented. Sharing a post on X, Jaishankar wrote that congratulations to FM Sitharaman ji for presenting a visionary, employment-centered and development-oriented Union Budget 2025. Describing the budget as a roadmap to achieve the view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developed India, Jaishankar emphasized the focus of budget on agriculture, MSME, investment and exports.
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth budget in Parliament on Saturday, she arrived wearing a Madhubani embroidered silk saree. During Sitharaman’s budget speech, members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expressed happiness by patting the tables several times. These announcements include promoting tourism at sites related to Lord Buddha from increasing the infrastructure in IIT-Patna. For this, the opposition took a satire on the government about its ‘coalition compulsions’. When Sitharaman woke up to present the budget in the Lok Sabha, some members of the opposition came near the seat and started shouting slogans, demanding a statement from the government on the death of 30 people in the stampede in Prayagraj Kumbh. After some time he went back.
When the Finance Minister announced zero income tax for those with an annual income of Rs 12 lakh, there was peace in the opposition camp. When Sitharaman announced the proposals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also seen patting the table for some time. At the same time, members of the ruling party were also patting the tables, celebrating the Income Tax announcements and were shouting slogans of ‘Modi, Modi’. However, there was no response from the opposition camp. Earlier, opposition members led by Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress member Gaurav Gogoi raised the issue of deaths in a stampede in Mahakumbh.
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