Jaitley tables Budget in RS, House adjourned for the day

February 01, 2017 15:32

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today tabled the Union Budget for the year 2017-18 along with the fiscal policy statements in Rajya Sabha.

He tabled the Budget in the Upper House after doing so in the Lok Sabha.

Before the House convened and Chairman Hamid Ansari came, Jaitley met and greeted former prime minister Manmohan Singh, and shared a few moments with him. He also greeted senior member Karan Singh, besides some others.

Jaitley was accompanied by Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal, who also greeted Singh.

Soon after the tabling of the Budget, the chairman adjourned the House for the day.

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