Nirmala Sitharaman’s Slip of Tongue; Says Old Political in place of Polluting

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mistakenly said “political” in place of “polluting” while delivering her Budget 2023-24 speech in the Lok Sabha today.

“Vehicle replacement is an important ongoing policy,” she said, “Replacing the old political… oh, sorry…,” and paused.

“I know!” she said with a smile, corrected herself, and stressed the word “polluting” in place of “political” multiple times as she continued on, speaking about replacing old vehicles as part of an environmental conservation policy.

“Replacing old polluting vehicles is an important part of greening our economy,” she said.

“In furtherance of Vehicle Scrapping Policy mentioned in the Budget 2021-22… states will also be supported,” she added.