Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and his team ahead of the Union Budget 2017 presentation on Wednesday. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintNew Delhi: Union finance minister Arun Jaitley is expected to present the annual budget on schedule today despite the death of a sitting parliamentarian. Earlier, Confusion prevailed over the fate of the presentation of the Union budget on Wednesday morning after former Union minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MP E. Ahamed passed away at 2.15am after suffering a cardiac arrest. 11.10am: Finance minister Arun Jaitley starts presenting the Union Budget in the parliament amid ruckus from the opposition benches. Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge demands the adjournment of House today, he says the Union budget can be presented tomorrow.

Source: Mint February 01, 2017 04:59 UTC