Delhi Confidential: During Budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman’s slip of tongue elicits chuckles

Er, there’s an err: Unlike in the past, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech did not have any couplets or quotations to drive home the points. But a slip of tongue while reading the speech did elicit some chuckles.

Reading out proposals for a green economy, Sitharaman had to say “replacing old, polluting vehicles is an important part of greening our economy.” Instead of ‘polluting’, she said “political”, triggering some comments from the Opposition benches.

Although she corrected herself immediately, Sitharaman added, “It’s also applicable, right?”

Dry day: With AAP and BRS having boycotted the President’s Address on Tuesday, there were apprehensions of some disruptions in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. But the Budget speech was heard by members of the Opposition without any major disruptions — not a usual scene on Budget Day.