Country touching new heights of progress: PM Modi ahead of Budget Session 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is touching new heights of progress and asserted that its journey of inclusive and allround development will continue with peoples blessings reported news agency PTIIn his remarks ahead of Parliaments Budget Session 2024 PM Modi also slammed those opposition MPs who habitually disrupt proceedingsThose habitual of creating disturbances those who disrobe democratic values all such honourable MPs must certainly introspect in this last session of Parliament of what they have done in the last ten years the prime minister said reported PTII am of the firm belief that the country is moving forward and touching new heights of progress the country is experiencing allround and inclusive development he saidWe are going to follow the tradition of presenting a fullfledged budget after the new government is formed PM Modi said reported PTIThe Budget Session 2024 of Parliament the last of the present Lok Sabha begins on Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sittingMeanwhile President Droupadi Murmi addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday asserted that 2023 was a historic year for the country when it maintained the tag of being the fastestgrowing major economy reported ANIThe year 2023 was a historic year for India when it grew the fastest among major economies despite global crisis India grew about 75 per cent for two consecutive quarters she told the Parliament on behalf of the central government reported ANIThe Indian economy grew 78 per cent and 76 per cent respectively during the AprilJune and JulySeptember quarter of the current financial year 202324 thus remaining the fastestgrowing major economyThis is my first address in the new Parliament building This grand building has been built at the beginning of the Amrit Kaal This has the fragrance of Ek Bharat Shreshth BharatThis also has the resolve to honour democratic and parliamentary traditions Besides this it also has the resolve to build new traditions of the new India of the 21st century Murmu said reported ANII am confident that there will be meaningful conversation on policies in this new building the President said reported ANISpeaking about her government she said The achievements that we see today are the extension of the practices of the last 10 years We heard the slogan of Gareebi Hatao since our childhood Today for the first time in our lives we see poverty being alleviated on a large scale reported ANIMeanwhile Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim Union Budget on ThursdayWith inputs from PTI and ANI