The remarks of the BJP leader came as the Lok Sabha witnessed a ruckus during its proceedings as opposition members tore copies of the bill and threw them towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday called the passage of the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Parliament a "historic milestone."
When asked about whether Sanskrit received higher funds compared to other languages, Pradhan said that allocation of funds was not on a language basis. Instead, they are provided according to the requirements and utilisation.
Pradhan stressed that the present moment offers a unique opportunity to emphasise the need for achieving self-reliance, ignite collective action for driving national priorities and fulfil the vision of 'Samridhh Bharat' by 2047.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday paid tribute to the millions affected by India's 1947 partition, remembering the pain, violence, and displacement it caused.
A day earlier, Pradhan lauded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Union Cabinet approved four new semiconductor projects worth RS 4,594 crore in Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh.
The minister emphasised that these projects will drive India towards self-reliance and contribute to the vision of a developed India. He underlined the importance of "Swadeshi" in achieving this goal.
Amid the INDIA bloc leaders march to Election Commission to protest over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and allegations of "vote chori" (vote theft), Bhartiya Janta Party leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan indicated that is their "well-thought' out strategy" to
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Odisha's first desalination plant in Ganjam, highlighting the district's role in India's economy and the use of indigenous technology to provide potable water at low cost, under the government's self-reliance vision.