President Droupadi Murmu to address joint sitting of Parliament today
joint sitting of Parliament today, which will be her first presidential address after the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
Following the President's address, a motion of thanks will be moved in both Houses of Parliament, which will be discussed by the members.
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on Monday and the Rajya Sabha session will start from today.
Earlier on Wednesday, Om Birla was elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker for the second time in a row after the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was adopted by the House through a voice vote on Wednesday.
Speaking on occasion, Birla urged that there should be a new vision and resolve for the 18th Lok Sabha.
Narendra Modi & Rahul Gandhi share a warm moment at the Lok Sabha well as Birla is named Speaker
He called for the 18th Lok Sabha to be a centre of creative thinking and new ideas, which would establish high levels of parliamentary traditions and dignity and added that the aim of the House should be to fulfil the resolve of Viksit Bharat.
Wishing Birla on his re-election as Speaker of the Lower House, Prime Minister Modi said that it is a huge responsibility to sit in this post for the second time during the Amrit Kaal. PM Modi also asserted that the decision taken in the 17th Lok Sabha under the presidency of Om Birla will be considered a golden period in parliamentary history.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi,
