Parliament Session 2024 News Live, President Address live: President Droupadi Murmu addressed a joint session of Parliament today, her first speech since the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Following her address, both Houses of Parliament will debate a motion of thanks. “The people of India have given a clear and stable mandate to the Modi government for a third time,” President Murmu stated, highlighting the recent electoral support. She also commended the voters of Jammu and Kashmir for their high turnout in the recent Lok Sabha elections and praised the Election Commission for overseeing the world’s largest democratic exercise.
In her inaugural address to the joint session of Parliament for the 18th Lok Sabha, President Murmu congratulated the newly elected MPs and expressed hope that they would effectively represent the aspirations of the Indian people.The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on Monday, with the Rajya Sabha session starting today. On Wednesday, Om Birla was re-elected as Lok Sabha Speaker after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was adopted by voice vote.Birla called for a new vision and resolve for the 18th Lok Sabha, urging the House to be a centre of creative thinking and new ideas, and to establish high parliamentary traditions and dignity. He said the aim of the House should be to fulfil the resolve of Viksit Bharat.
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The Rajya Sabha session has adjourned for the day and will reconvene at 11 am tomorrow.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was sworn in as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday. Representing Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor took his oath in English, holding a copy of the Constitution. Concluding his oath, he affirmed, “Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan.”
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/yrPTX5wn4X
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is introducing the Council of Ministers in the Rajya Sabha
At the beginning of Thursday’s session in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announced that the House had voted to lift the suspension of MP Sanjay Singh.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day following President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament. The Lower House will meet again on Friday at 11 am.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, also the Rajya Sabha Chairman, announced the appointment of Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda as the Leader of the House on Tuesday.
The Rajya Sabha session began on Thursday with MPs standing for the national anthem, and the oath-taking of newly elected MPs is currently in progress.
The Parliament will commence discussions on the motion of thanks regarding President Droupadi Murmu’s address tomorrow. Anurag Thakur from the BJP will open the discussion in the Lok Sabha, while Sudhanshu Trivedi will initiate it in the Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to respond to the discussions in the Lok Sabha on July 2 and in the Rajya Sabha on July 3.
President Droupadi Murmu lauded the voters of Jammu and Kashmir in her 2024 address to Parliament, praising their significant turnout as a decisive response to adversaries of India.
“This was the biggest election in the world. Decades-long records of voting have been broken in Jammu and Kashmir. For the past four decades, Kashmir witnessed low voting amid shutdowns and strikes. India’s enemies propagated it as the opinion of Kashmir, on international forums. But this time, Kashmir valley gave a befitting reply to all such forces,” she said.
President Droupadi Murmu said, “Opposing policies and disrupting proceedings of Parliament are two different things. When Parliament is run smoothly, there’s healthy debate, then people have faith on the administration.”
#watch | President Droupadi Murmu departs from Parliament for Rashtrapati Bhavan after concluding her address to a joint session of both Houses of Parliament. pic.twitter.com/aQT8yefSzH
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“From July 1, the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita will be effective in the country,” President Murmu said.
“Now, justice will be prioritised over punishment… which is also a sentiment in Constitution,” she said. “With the new laws, there will be efficiency in the judicial process,” she added.
President Murmu addressed the NEET exam leak concerns in Parliament, confirming investigations into paper leaks and irregularities are at an advanced stage. She urged for a non-partisan approach in addressing these issues. “Cases of paper leaks and irregularities in exams being probed at high level; need to rise above partisan politics”, President Murmu said.
President Droupadi Murmu highlighted India‘s evolving agricultural sector during today’s Parliament session, emphasizing the government’s initiatives to meet current demands.
“My government has allocated ₹3.20 lakh crores under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi to support farmers,” President Murmu stated. “Since taking office, we have disbursed over ₹20,000 crores directly to farmers, alongside recording a significant increase in MSP for Kharif crops.”
She noted India’s capacity to meet rising global demand for organic products, affirming government efforts to streamline the supply chain for natural farming and related goods.President Murmu also celebrated India’s leadership role, citing the global recognition of International Millet Day and International Yoga Day.
“As a ‘Vishwa Bandhu’, India has taken initiative to solve many global problems,” President Murmu said in Parliament.
“Today, India is known not for increasing the world’s challenges but for providing solutions,” she added. From nutrition to sustainable agriculture, India has presented many solutions, she said.
“In the upcoming sessions, this government is going to present the first budget of this term. This budget will be an effective document of the government’s far-reaching policies and futuristic vision. Along with big economic and social decisions, many historic steps will also be seen in this budget,” the President said.
President Murmu thanked the Election Commission of India on behalf of millions of Indians during her address to Parliament today. She highlighted the recent elections, stating, “This was the biggest election in the world.” Murmu noted significant voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir, breaking decades-long records amid shutdowns and strikes. She emphasised that the high participation in Kashmir valley countered international perceptions, asserting, “Kashmir gave a befitting reply to all such forces.”
President Droupadi Murmu commenced her address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in Parliament following the national anthem.
President Droupadi Murmu is set to deliver her first address to the newly-elected 18th Lok Sabha today, marking the beginning of Parliament’s session. Her speech will outline the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government. Following the President’s address, the ruling party will introduce a motion of thanks in both Houses of Parliament, sparking debates among members. Prime Minister Modi is expected to respond to these debates on July 2-3.
Delegates from several nations have arrived at Parliament ahead of the President’s address to a joint session of both houses.
President Droupadi Murmu was greeted by PM Modi, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as she arrived at Parliament.
#watch | President Droupadi Murmu arrives at the Parliament. She will address a joint session of both Houses shortly. pic.twitter.com/TiDX8uA7go— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2024AAP MP Sandeep Pathak stated that the party intends to protest the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the CBI during today’s session of the Rajya Sabha.
“Today we will protest in the Rajya Sabha against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and we will boycott the President’s address. The President and the Constitution are supreme and when dictatorship is done in the name of justice, it is important to raise our voices. We did not have a discussion with the remaining parties of the INDIA bloc regarding this but our party will boycott the President’s address,” Pathak told ANI.
President Droupadi Murmu has departed from Rashtrapati Bhavan and will soon deliver her address to both Houses of Parliament.
Congress Chief and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge Comments on President’s Address to Joint Session of Parliament “Let’s see what new programs they are going to give and how many programs they implemented last and the year before that. We are expecting at least a good speech this year. It should not be a government speech, it should be President’s Address.”
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In response to SP MP RK Chaudhary’s statement that ‘Sengol’ translates to ‘Raja ka Danda,’ BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla stated, “The Samajwadi Party has opposed Sengol in Parliament. It says that it is ‘Raja ka Dand’, if it was ‘Raja ka Dand’, why did Jawaharlal Nehru accept the Sengol? This shows the mindset of the Samajwadi Party. First, they attack and abuse Ramcharitmanas, now Sengol, which is part of Indian and Tamil culture. Does DMK support this kind of insult of Sengol, they must clarify. The question is that the mindset to reduce Sengol to a walking stick for decades has once again come in the form of Samajwadi Party. They do not respect Indian culture, they do not respect Tamil culture, and therefore they are again insulting Sengol. The DMK must take a stand on this.”
For the past decade, the Lok Sabha lacked a Leader of Opposition because no opposition party met the requirement of having one-tenth of the total members. The Leader of Opposition plays a crucial role in the parliamentary system, acting as a shadow Prime Minister with a shadow Cabinet, prepared to take over if the Government resigns or is defeated.
President Droupadi Murmu will be received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha at the Gaja Dwar of the Parliament building. From there, she will be escorted to the Lower House chamber, led by the traditional sceptre ‘Sengol’.
According to Article 87 of the Constitution, at the commencement of the first session after each general election to the House of the People and at the beginning of the first session of each year, the President addresses both Houses of Parliament assembled together to inform them of the reasons for their summons.
Prime Minister Modi congratulated Birla on his re-election, noting the significant responsibility of holding the post for the second time during the Amrit Kaal. He said the decisions made in the 17th Lok Sabha under Birla’s leadership would be considered a golden period in parliamentary history. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, also congratulated Birla, saying the Speaker is the final arbiter of the people’s voice. He noted that the Opposition now represents that voice significantly more than in the 17th Lok Sabha.
