Parliament Budget Session highlights: PM Modi concludes address, LS adjourned till Thursday

Parliament Budget Session 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday replied to the Motion of Thanks on President Droupadi Murmu's address in the parliament. He said that the Presidential address would strengthen the country's resolve for Viksit Bharat and provide inspiration to the common man. The Indian leader acknowledged that it was his 14th reply to the Motion of Thanks in Lok Sabha adding that he feels fortunate that there was a place for a democratic debate in India....Read More
In his address, PM Modi also spoke about the development initiatives of the BJP-led government and efforts to improve the lives of the poor.
Day four of the parliament Budget session began at 11 am today with the question hour in Lok Sabha and zero hour in Rajya Sabha. The house has been adjourned till Thursday.
On Monday, day 3 of the Budget session, the opposition held protests and raised slogans in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha. They alleged mismanagement of the Mahakumbh Mela had caused people to lose their lives during a stampede on January 29.
Key updates from day 3
- Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge suggested that the death tolls were not reflective of on ground casualties, as he gave his condolences to the ‘thousands’ who were dead though only 30 people have been confirmed dead.
- Several BJP MPs from the tribal community filed a breach of privilege notice on Monday against Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi for using “derogatory and slanderous” words against President Droupadi Murmu.
- Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making “baseless claims” against the Election Commission to justify their party's loss.
- Opposition MPs also criticised the recently presented Union Budget 2025, stating that it did not take inflation into account.
Parliament Budget Session 2025 LIVE: Budget session to resume with motion of thanks to President's address
Parliament Budget Session 2025 LIVE: Day four of the Budget session of parliament will begin with a motion of thanks towards President Droupadi Murmu's address before the Union Budget was presented.