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Budget will be presented as scheduled: Speaker

'Budget will be presented today. It is a constitutional obligation,' Mahajan said

Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan arrives at Parliament house during monsoon session in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Union Budget for 2017-18 will be presented in the Lok Sabha as scheduled on Wednesday as it is a constitutional obligation, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said.

"It (Budget) will be presented today. It is a constitutional obligation," she told reporters in Parliament House.

Her comment came in the wake of doubts over Budget presentation following death of sitting member and former minister E Ahamed.

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First Published: Feb 01 2017 | 10:58 AM IST

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