Last Updated:January 31, 2025, 14:20 IST PM Modi invoked the Maha Lakshmi mantra ahead of Budget 2025, hinting at relief for the middle class, while taxpayers anticipate higher deductions and revised tax slabs. PM Modi addresses the media on the first day of the Budget session of Parliament (Photo: PTI) A day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record eighth consecutive budget on February 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday reminisced the Maha Lakshmi mantra and said he prayed that the Goddess continues to bless the poor and middle class. In his customary address to the media before the beginning of a new session, PM Modi said, “I bow down to Maa Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.” “I pray that Maa Lakshmi continues to bless the poor and middle class of our country and continues to shower her blessings,” he added. Later, President Droupadi Murmu, during her address, said that the government is committed to fulfilling the dream of the middle class of having their own house. The Prime Minister’s remarks, …