Accepting that frequent elections affect Parliament sessions and debates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all MPs to make the "very important Budget session" fruitful and successful. Addressing the media ahead of the start of the Budget Session, Modi said that in today's global situation, there are a lot of opportunities for India and asserted that a confidence is being instilled in the world for India for its economic progress, vaccination programme and Made in India vaccines.
The Prime Minister asked the MPs to make the important session a success.
"It’s true that polls affect sessions and debates. But I request all MPs that elections will go on but Budget Session draws a blueprint for an entire year and therefore, it is very important. The more fruitful we make this session, the better opportunity there would be in the coming year to take the country to new economic heights," the Prime Minister said.
Modi also called for discussions with an open-mind to help take the country on the path to development swiftly.
The session comes ahead of assembly polls in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Goa with most of the key leaders of the political parties engaged in hectic campaigning which would continue through the first part of the Budget Session and thereafter.