Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sly dig at the Opposition when he said during his inaugural Budget speech on Friday that this Parliament session was the first in the last 10 years (since 2014), when “no foreign elements tried to” instigate or trigger a “spark” before the session began.
With a smile on his face, PM Modi in remarks ahead of the Budget Session 2025 of Parliament, “You must have noticed, since 2014, this is the first Parliament session, which saw no ‘videshi chingari‘ [foreign interference] in our affairs, in which no foreign forces tried to ignite a fire.”
“I had noticed this before every budget session that people were ready to carry out some mischief, and here, many have left no stone unturned to fan these sparks…,” PM Modis said.
