Last Update: January 31, 2023, 12:03 pm IST
President Draupadi Murmu will deliver her maiden speech at the joint sitting of Parliament.
Budget Session 2023: Murmu said, this India should be such where there is no poverty, whose middle class is also prosperous and where youth and women lead the society
Addressing the joint session of Parliament for the first time on Tuesday, President Draupadi Murmu said that the world is watching India From a different point of view as it is providing the solution. This India should be such that there is no poverty; whose middle class will prosper; He said that where youth and women lead the society.
“From abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir to abolition of triple talaq, my government has taken major decisions. It has cracked down on terrorism and given a befitting reply on LoC and LAC. Murmu said in his address, the identity of this government has been decisive.
Speaking on the issue of poverty, the President further said that ‘garibo hatao’ is no longer a slogan. “My government is working to find permanent solutions to the problems of the poor and to empower them,” he said.
Praising the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Centre, Murmu said, “My government is of the clear opinion that corruption is the biggest enemy of democracy and social justice. To confiscate the property of fugitive economic offenders, my government has passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.”
Many top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi were present for his address. However, several people in the Congress including Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge had to skip the speech as they are stuck in Srinagar due to delayed flights.
Sources said Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi would represent the party during Murmu’s first address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
Party leader Jairam Ramesh had said on Tuesday that several Congress MPs, including Kharge, would not be able to attend the President’s address due to delay in flights from Srinagar due to inclement weather.
Congress leaders and MPs are in Srinagar for the concluding ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday. He could not attend the meeting of various political parties called by the government on Monday ahead of the budget session of Parliament.
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