New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began her Budget speech in Lok Sabha on Saturday, Opposition parties staged a walkout to register their protest after their demand to discuss Mahakumbh stampede was not accepted.

Ahead of the Finance Minister's speech, protests erupted within the house, demanding the government release the list of people who lost their lives in the recent Mahakumbh stampede.

The Samajwadi Party, led by Akhilesh Yadav, demanded that the government release the list of people who lost their lives in the stampede on Wednesday. The tragedy that took place during the Mauni Amavasya bathing ritual on Wednesday, resulted in the deaths of 30 people and left 60 others injured.

Members who walked o...