New Delhi: The Budget Session 2025 began on Friday, January 31. Ahead of the Budget Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media and reiterated his government's resolve to make India a 'Viksit' (developed) country by 2047. The Prime Minister also took a jibe at the Opposition.
The Union Budget 2025 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. Ahead of the budget PM Modi invoked Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
"At the beginning of Budget Session today, I bow before Goddess of prosperity - Maa Laxmi. I pray Maa Laxmi to bless the poor and middle-class people of the country," the Prime Minister said.
VIDEO | PM Modi's (@narendramodi) remarks at the beginning of the Budget Session of Parliament: "At the beginning of Budget Session today, I bow before Goddess of prosperity - Maa Laxmi. I pray Maa Laxmi to bless the poor and middle-class people of the country."… pic.twitter.com/BsnDBzYFiL
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 31, 2025
PM Modi assured that this year's budget would provide new trust and new energy that the country will definitely become 'Viksit' by 2047, when the country will celebrate its 100 years of Independence.
"The people of the country have given me this responsibility for the third time, and this is the first full Budget of my third term. I can say this with full faith that in 2047, when India will be celebrating 100 years of Independence... this Budget will provide new trust, new energy that the country will definitely become 'Viksit' when it will celebrate 100 years of Independence. 140 crore Indians will fulfil this resolution through their collective efforts," PM Modi stated.
VIDEO | "The people of the country have given me this responsibility for the third time, and this is the first full Budget of my third term. I can say this with full faith that in 2047, when India will be celebrating 100 years of Independence... this Budget will provide new… pic.twitter.com/f0F4j2gCAH
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 31, 2025
PM Modi said this is the first time when there was no foreign intervention before the Parliament session since 2014. "You must have noticed... from 2014 till today, this is the first Parliament session before which no 'videshi chingari' (foreign interference) has been there. There has been no attempt to ignite fire from foreign country," he said.
In an apparent dig at the Opposition, PM Modi stated that people sitting in the country were ready to fan those foreign interventions to create unrest. "I have been noticing this since last 10 years that people were sitting ready to do mischief before every session and many in our country leave no stone unturned to fan these sparks," the Prime Minister said.
VIDEO | "You must have noticed... from 2014 till today, this is the first Parliament session before which no 'videshi chingari' (foreign interference) has been there. There has been no attempt to ignite fire from foreign country. I have been noticing this since last 10 years… pic.twitter.com/wkaffBFH6U
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 31, 2025
The Prime Minister also expressed confidence that every MP, especially the young ones, will contribute to the agenda of 'Viksit Bharat' during the session.
The budget will be presented on February 1. On budget day, the Finance Minister will present the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha at 11 am.