{"id":126980,"date":"2018-02-01T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T06:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=126980"},"modified":"2018-02-01T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T06:27:49","slug":"jaitley-in-hindi-and-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/jaitley-in-hindi-and-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaitley in Hindi and English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a departure from tradition, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley&#8217;s Budget speech is in Hindi today, in what is seen as a political statement ahead of a string of polls and the 2019 national election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126982\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/arun-jaitley.jpg\" alt=\"Jaitley in Hindi and English \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/arun-jaitley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/arun-jaitley-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/arun-jaitley-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the first time any finance minister is delivering the Budget speech in both Hindi and English. It is also a big first for Mr Jaitley as he presents his fifth straight budget speech.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is known to be equally adept at both the languages, having been the ruling BJP&#8217;s spokesperson both in and outside the government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is Mr Jaitley&#8217;s last full budget before next year&#8217;s general election. Officials say the debut of Hindi in the Budget speech is aimed at establishing a greater connect with rural population, with the government stressing on a boost for farmers, rural poor and small business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126983 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/02ls-jaitley.jpg\" alt=\"Jaitley in Hindi and English \" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" \/><br \/>\nAssembly polls are due in eight states, including three ruled by the BJP, before the general election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Jaitley had emphasized that the agriculture sector would be the top priority for the government to address farmer distress ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a departure from tradition, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley&#8217;s Budget speech is in Hindi today, in what is seen as a political statement ahead of a string of polls and the 2019 national election. It is the first time any finance minister is delivering the Budget speech in both Hindi and English. 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