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Union Budget 2023: ‘Old political’ vehicles gaffe by Finance Minister get laughs, Netizens react

Netizens on Twitter didn’t even take a moment to share their thoughts on the micro-blogging site.

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is currently delivering the budget address for the year 2023, and as she substituted “politics” for “polluting” in the “old polluting automobiles,” the audience bursts out in laughter.

During the focused-serious speech, she offered a humorous anecdote before the laughter began.

Netizens on Twitter didn’t even take a moment to share their thoughts on the micro-blogging site.

A user tweeted, ” from old political to old polluting vehicles, both are related to the betterment of our country – India.”

“While talking about a scheme related 2 scrapping of old vehicles, FM Sitharaman intended 2 say, “Replacing & scrapping of old polluting vehicles”, instead she said, “replacing & scrapping of old political vehicles” Congress was d 1st to burst out in laughter !!,” another user wrote.