The Economic Times

Nirmala Sitharaman skips poetry, keeps focus on investments, growth in 85-min Budget speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget, draped in a Kanjivaram saree. The speech focused on investments and growth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it historic and futuristic. Opposition members raised concerns about their states being ignored. The budget was prepared at Kartavya Bhavan. Members exchanged greetings and offered condolences.