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Narendra Modi delivering his statement to media ahead of Budget Session of Parliament
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi delivering his statement to media ahead of Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on January 31, 2017. The Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananth Kumar, the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs, S.S. Ahluwalia are also seen.
The President, Pranab Mukherjee, the Vice President, M. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan, the Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananth Kumar arrive at Parliament on beginning of Budget Session, in New Delhi on January 31, 2017.
The President, Pranab Mukherjee, the Vice President, M. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan, the Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananth Kumar and other dignitaries arrive at Parliament on beginning of Budget Session, in New Delhi on January 31, 2017.
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley giving final touches to the Union Budget 2017-18, in New Delhi on January 31, 2017. The Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Minister of State for Finance, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the Secretaries of the Ministry along with the full budget team are also seen.
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley giving final touches to the Union Budget 2017-18, in New Delhi on January 31, 2017. The Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Minister of State for Finance, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the Secretaries of the Ministry along with the full budget team are also seen.
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