Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public gathering in RK Puram, Delhi, on Sunday, February 2, where he praised the Union Budget and called it historic for the middle class.”If someone had a salary of ₹12 lakhs at the time of Jawaharlal Nehru—one-fourth would have gone to tax; if today had been the government of Indira Gandhi—₹10 lakhs of your ₹12 lakh would have gone to the government as tax. Even just 10-12 years back, in Congress time—if you had a salary of ₹12 lakhs—₹2,60,000 would have gone as tax. After yesterday’s budget of the BJP government—those who earn ₹12 lakh will not have to pay a single rupee as tax,” PM Modi said.Budget 2025 has effectively made income up to ₹12 lakh tax-free under the new tax regime. The Finance Minister increased the no-tax limit from ₹7 lakh to ₹12 lakh and introduced revised tax slabs. The government expects its revenue from income tax to increase by 14.4% to ₹14.3 lakh crore in FY26, compared to the revised estimate of ₹12.5 lakh crore for the financial year ending March 2025.
Also Read: ‘AAP using public money to brighten their faces on TV, newspaper’: PM Narendra Modi in DelhiWith the Delhi Assembly elections just days away, PM Modi said, “With the arrival of Basant Panchami—the weather starts to change. In Delhi, on February 5, ‘vikas ka naya Basant aane wala hai’—this time BJP government is going to form in Delhi,” he said.Taking aim at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, he added, “‘Hum dekh rahe hain ki voting se pehle hi, jhaadu ke tinke bikhar rahe hain’ (the straws of the broom are scattering)… Leaders of ‘AAP-da’ are leaving it, they know that people are angry with ‘AAP-da’, they hate this party.” With less than a week before Delhi votes, seven AAP MLAs resigned from the party on Friday, January 31, citing corruption and dissatisfaction with the party’s candidate selection process.Elections for all 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly are scheduled for February 5, with counting set for February 8.Also Read: Budget 2025: PM Modi calls it ‘budget of aspirations’, Rahul Gandhi says, ‘band-aid for bullet wounds’
