LIVE: BJP respects Indian entrepreneurial, business, trade skills, says Sitharaman in LS

New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Saturday (February 13, 2021) at 10 am. It also marks the end of the first part of the Budget session of the Parliament.

Sitharaman, while her reply to the Union Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha on Friday, slammed the Opposition and accused them of constantly alleging a false narrative that the government only worked for cronies and said several of the Centre`s schemes were for the poor.

Meanwhile, At least six people have lost their lives in the fire incident after a fire broke out at a private fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu on Friday. As per initial reports by fire service personnel on-site said about 10 people were injured in the explosion, told PTI.

Officials said that the incident happened while some chemicals were being mixed to produce fireworks.

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13 February 2021

17:41 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till 4 pm on March 8.

11:07 IST

There is mention about Defence getting no mention in speech, why hiding details about Defence?...Rs 1,16,931 cr Defence expenditure in 2013-14, this being so huge, unless we pair it down into 3 compartments, you aren't going to get a true picture-Revenue, Capital, Pension: FM Sitharaman in Lok Sabha (ANI)

10:44 IST

In the Budget speech, I very clearly said, we're taking a holistic approach to health. It' addressing preventive health, it is addressing curative health, it is also addressing well-being. Otherwise, you are not going to get holistic health-related governance. I will firmly establish that in spite of bringing water and sanitation, the allocations to the core health has not come down. On the contrary, it has gone up: Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

10:43 IST

Stimulus plus reforms - an opportunity has been taken out of pandemic situation. A challenging situation like pandemic didn't deter Govt from taking up reforms that are going to be necessary for sustaining long term growth for this country: Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

10:31 IST

Respecting Indian entrepreneurial skills, Indian managerial skills, Indian trade skills, Indian business skills, Indian youth, Jana Sangh onwards, BJP has consistently believed in India. We didn't borrow something from somewhere and gave a hybrid: FM in Lok Sabha

10:28 IST

This Budget draws from the experience of the PM when he was CM - on the ground in Gujarat, seen so many revivals happening at a time when the license quota raj was going away post-1991 & then based on that experience, commitment to reform was blended into this Budget: FM Nirmala Sitharaman 

09:46 IST

In her reply to the budget discussion in Rajya Sabha on Friday, Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the Opposition and accused them of constantly alleging a false narrative that the government only worked for cronies and said several of the Centre`s schemes were for the poor.

She reminded poeple of schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Saubhagya Yojana. She also said the Union Budget 2021-22 is the instrument through which Aatmanirbhar Bharat is to be attained and asserted that the government is also looking at "long term sustainable growth". (ANI)