Nirmala Sitaraman reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s “budget ka halwa” comment in Parliament

Nirmala Sitaraman reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s “budget ka halwa” comment in Parliament

In the midst of a stormy debate session in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition, took a swipe at the traditional halwa ceremony, calling it the “budget ka halwa”to which the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was spotted doing a facepalm.

Exhibiting a photo of the halwa ceremony in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi went on to say that there were no Dalit, adivasi or backward class officer in the photo. What is happening? The halwa is being distributed but 73 per cent (representation) is not even there

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, present in the House amidst his speech, was seen covering her face and smiling after Rahul’s ‘Budget ka halwa’ comment.

Later in his speech, Rahul Gandhi spoke on the need for a caste census and pointed out that the Finance Minister was smiling as he spoke.

“The Finance Minister is laughing, remarkable! This is not a laughing matter madam. This is caste census. This will change the country.”

News Edit K.V.Raman