New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Over the years since independence, Union Finance Ministers in India have added their own touch to the Budget speech, with some taking longer and others a slight poetic touch.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce the budget on February 1 as the nation eyes potential tax reliefs for the country's middle-class and low-income individuals.

As we approach Budget 2025, let's take a look at Nirmala Sitharaman, citing a Kashmiri poet and Manmohan Singh, quoting Iqbal while addressing the budget speech to the nation.

1. Nirmala Sitharaman: The current Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her 2022 budget announcement, quoted a verse from Mahabharata's Shanti ParvaAdhya to thank the nation's t...