My Election Is Proof The Poor In India Can Dream & Make It Come True: President Murmu

Mumbai: President Droupadi Murmu, addressing the nation after being sworn in as the 15th President of India, said that she was the first President to be born in independent India and was honoured to take charge at a time when the country is completing 75 years if Independence.

In her maiden address to the nation as President, Murmu, the country’s first tribal and the second woman to hold the country’s highest constitutional post, said her elevation to the post is not only her own achievement but that of every poor of the country and is a reflection of the confidence of crores of Indians.

“Johar! Namaskar! I humbly greet all my fellow citizens from this sacred Parliament, a symbol of the hopes, aspirations and rights of all the citizens of India. Your affection, trust and support will be my greatest strength in discharging my functions and responsibilities,” she said.

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“I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the MPs and all the members of the Legislative Assembly for being elected to the highest constitutional post of India. Your vote is an expression of the faith of crores of citizens of the country,” Murmu said.

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The 64-year-old former Governor of Jharkhand was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India NV Ramanna in the Central Hall of Parliament today. She will replace Ram Nath Kovind, whose five-year term ended on July 24.

Murmu said in his address, ‘Reaching the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor in India.

“It is the power of our democracy that a daughter born in a poor house, a daughter born in a remote tribal area, can reach the highest constitutional post of India,” she added.

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She also said that the country needs to expedite efforts to fulfil the expectations that our freedom fighters had with the citizens of independent India. Murmu said the country has elected him as the President at a crucial time when India is celebrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

“A few days from today, the country will complete 75 years of its independence. It is also a coincidence that my political career started when the country was celebrating its 50th year of independence and today in the 75th year of independence, I have got this new responsibility. It is my great privilege to be given this responsibility at a historic time when India is gearing up to achieve the vision of the next 25 years,” said the President.

Earlier Murmu was greeted with thunderous applause as she arrived at the Central Hall of the Parliament accompanied by outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind. She was welcomed by Vice President Venakaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and CJI NV Ramana.

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