Opposition walks out during FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech

Opposition MPs stage a walkout during the presentation of the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
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In the Budget session of the Parliament, Opposition parties walked out of Lok Sabha in protest on Saturday (February 1, 2025), after their demand to discuss the Maha Kumbh stampede was not accepted.

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At least 30 pilgrims died and 60 were injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh on January 29th, 2025, when a large number of pilgrims reached the sacred Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj to take a holy dip on Mauni Amavasya. 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on Saturday (February 1, 2025), with several new schemes for