President Droupadi Murmu while addressing her first presidential address after the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government said people of India have given a clear and stable mandate to the Modi government for a third time.
The President also congratulated the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the high voter turnout recorded in the union territory in the recent Lok Sabha elections and lauded the Election Commission for holding the world's biggest democratic exercise.
Regarding the recent paper leaks case, President Murmu said, "The recent irregularities and paper leaks are being dealt with strongly, the government's focus is on improving the exam process.The government is committed to conducting a probe and giving stringent punishment to those involved in paper leaks".
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.
In the recently held general elections, the ruling BJP-led NDA retained power for a third consecutive term by winning 293 seats, much below expectations of the BJP which was hoping for over 400 seats for the ruling alliance.
The Opposition emerged stronger in the elections with the INDIA bloc winning 233 seats, which include 98 of the Congress, almost double of the 52 seats it had won in 2019.