Finance Minister Sitharaman Defends Multilingual Speech Rights After TMC MP Objects to Hindi Address in Parliament

Dec 04, 2025 08:46 pm CST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman firmly responded to TMC MP Saugata Roy's objection to her Hindi speech during a Lok Sabha session on the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill. The minister defended her right to speak in multiple languages, highlighting Parliament's translation technology while suggesting Roy's complaint was a diversionary tactic to avoid substantive debate on the proposed legislation.