NEW DELHI: Rashtrapati bhavan He issued a press release condemning recent comments from the members of the opposition who misrepresented President Droupadi MurmuThe address of the budget session on Friday.
The opposition parties, particularly from the Indian National Congress, expressed strong criticism to the president’s speech, which led to a rapid refutation of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
In response, Rashtrapati Bhavan issued a press release saying that these statements emphasized that such comments “clearly harm the dignity of the high position and, therefore, are unacceptable.” He reaffirmed that the president’s speech reflected the government’s commitment to inclusive development, national security and economic growth.
In addition, he clarified that the president was not tired at any time during his speech and highlighted his commitment to advocate for marginalized communities, women and farmers.
The statement also suggested that critics could have misunderstood the president’s delivery due to the lack of familiarity with the language and discourse in Indian languages such as Hindi.
The press release concluded labeling the comments as “bad taste, unfortunate and completely avoidable.”
This occurs after the prominent leaders of the Congress Party, including Sonia Gandhi, commented on the delivery of the president, suggesting that he seemed fatigued by the conclusion of his speech. Sonia said the president “could barely speak, poor.”
“The president was getting tired in the end … he could barely speak, poor,” Sonia Gandhi told reporters. His reaction to the speech of the President fueled a controversy.
In a separate criticism, the deputy of TMC, Kalyan Banerjee, expressed his dissatisfaction, saying: “It is really fun. If Narendra Modi compares the speech of 2024 and today’s speech, everything is the same. The last year are talking about the development of the development of the development of the development of the Northeast, but the prime minister, the president or the vice president have gone there? Nothing has been said about what will be done in the next year.
The direction of President Murmu opens the budget session
The president inaugurated the budget session on Friday, emphasizing government commitment to general development. He reiterated that India has a unique objective, to become a Vksit Bharat (developed India), and the government is adopting a “saturation approach” to ensure that it does not get behind.
“My government is working with the saturation approach so that no one stays on Viksit Bharat’s trip … We have only one goal: to become Viksit Bharat,” Murmu said.
Praising the growing self -sufficiency of India in defense, the president said that Indian defense products are gaining global recognition. “From Make In India, we have moved to make the world,” he said, highlighting efforts to strengthen national security and border protection.
Murmu also celebrated the completion of the UDHAMPUR-SRINAGAR-BARAMULLA Railway project, which connects Kanyakumari India to Kanyakumari by rail. He pointed out that the Indian Metropolitan Network has exceeded 1,000 kilometers, which makes it the third largest in the world.
In the development of the Northeast, he mentioned the first Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav in showing the potential of the region. In medical care, he pointed out the establishment of 1.75 Lakh Arogya Mandirs and the exemption of customs duties about certain cancer medications.
When addressing technological challenges, Murmu emphasized the government’s approach to cybersecurity, warning that digital fraud, cyber crime and Defake’s technology propose significant threats. He highlighted the level 1 of India in the global cyber security index and the country’s infrastructure advances during the last decade.
The president also praised the efforts of the Ministry of Finance to support companies, citing the credit guarantee scheme for MSME and the electronic commerce export centers. He concluded recognizing the success of the UPI system (unified payment interface) of India.