No complacency, PM Modi tells MPs to take Budget to masses

BJP Parliamentary Party meetings are usually held to discuss important political and legislative matters, to review the party's performance, and to devise strategies for the future.

New Delhi, Feb 07: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs not to show any complacency and reach out to people on the ground.

Addressing the first BJP parliamentary party meeting after the Union Budget was presented on February 1, he said no one is calling it a "chunavi budget" (budget influenced by polls) even though it was the last full-fledged one before the next Lok Sabha polls.

PM has given a call to MPs to speak with the poor and middle-class in their constituencies on what has been provided to them in Union Budget 2023. The conversation should be held with all sections and effort should be made to tell people about our good intentions, Union minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters quoting Modi's speech to the MPs.

"Whenever we present the Budget, there are always a few people to oppose the Budget but this time even those who are against the ideology of BJP have welcomed the Budget, PM Modi mentioned this too," he added.

The prime minister also asked the MPs, especially those from cities, to organise sports meets, noting that there is a view that the youth there are not much involved in sports. Foreign guests visiting India for various G20 meetings have appreciated the way the country has organised them, he added.

In his address, the prime minister also spoke about the devastating earthquake which has hit Turkey and Syria and noted that India is providing all possible assistance. An Indian team is on the way with all the assistance, he said.

PM Modi also recalled the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, noting the scale of the tragedy and how he can relate to the situation in these countries.

BJP Parliamentary Party meetings are usually held to discuss important political and legislative matters, to review the party's performance, and to devise strategies for the future. The meetings are attended by top leaders of the BJP, including the Prime Minister and other ministers, as well as members of the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament) and the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament).

Today's meeting holds significance as the saffron party meets to formulate strategy ahead of crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections against a united opposition.