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Emergency biggest, darkest chapter of direct attack on Constitution: President Droupadi Murmu
The government is fully committed to investigating the recent incidents of paper leaks and ensure that the guilty are punished, President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to a joint sitting of Parliament.
June 27, 2024 / 13:27 IST
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President Droupadi Murmu on June 27 described the imposition of Emergency in 1975 as the "biggest and darkest chapter" of direct attack on the Constitution, and said the country emerged victorious over such unconstitutional forces.
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"The government is fully committed to investigating the recent incidents of paper leaks and ensure that the guilty are punished," President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to a joint sitting of Parliament.
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Many historic steps and major economic decisions will be taken in the upcoming budget, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday as she addressed a joint sitting of Parliament.
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The people of India have given a clear and stable mandate to the Modi government for a third time, President Droupadi Murmu said told a joint sitting of Parliament on June 27.
The President 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.
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"The budget will have major economic and social decisions and many historic steps will be taken. The speed of reforms will be increased to fulfil the aspirations of people," Murmu said.
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"India has become the world's fifth-largest economy. There has been an average 8 percent growth in the last 10 years, even though these were not normal times." "This growth rate has been achieved despite a global pandemic and conflicts in different parts of the world. This is the result of the reforms of the last 10 years. India alone is contributing 15 per cent to global growth. My government is working to make India the world's third-largest economy," said the President.
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Opposing policies and obstructing Parliament are two different things, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday as she addressed the first joint sitting of the 18th Lok Sabha.
India is providing solutions for global issues ranging from climate change to food security and from nutrition to sustainable agriculture, President Droupadi Murmu said.
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President Droupadi Murmu on June 27 highlighted the high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha elections and said Kashmir has given a befitting reply to the enemies of India by breaking polling records of many decades.
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The government has decided to conduct feasibility studies for bullet train corridors in the country's north, south and east, President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to the joint session of the parliament on Thursday.
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The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) will prove to be one of the "biggest game-changers" of the 21st century, President Droupadi Murmu said in Parliament on Thursday.
![President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday described the imposition of Emergency in 1975 as the "biggest and darkest chapter" of direct attack on the Constitution, and said the country emerged victorious over such unconstitutional forces.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/06/20240627071414_Murmu1_.jpg "President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday described the imposition of Emergency in 1975 as the "biggest and darkest chapter" of direct attack on the Constitution, and said the country emerged victorious over such unconstitutional forces.")
!["The budget will have major economic and social decisions and many historic steps will be taken. The speed of reforms will be increased to fulfil the aspirations of people," Murmu said.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/06/20240627072220_Murmu5_.jpg ""The budget will have major economic and social decisions and many historic steps will be taken. The speed of reforms will be increased to fulfil the aspirations of people," Murmu said.")
![Murmu said "India has become the world's fifth-largest economy. There has been an average 8 per cent growth in the last 10 years, even though these were not normal times." "This growth rate has been achieved despite a global pandemic and conflicts in different parts of the world. This is the result of the reforms of the last 10 years. India alone is contributing 15 per cent to global growth. My government is working to make India the world's third-largest economy,"](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/06/20240627072417_Murmu6_.jpg "Murmu said "India has become the world's fifth-largest economy. There has been an average 8 per cent growth in the last 10 years, even though these were not normal times." "This growth rate has been achieved despite a global pandemic and conflicts in different parts of the world. This is the result of the reforms of the last 10 years. India alone is contributing 15 per cent to global growth. My government is working to make India the world's third-largest economy,"")
![The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) will prove to be one of the "biggest game-changers" of the 21st century, President Droupadi Murmu said in Parliament on Thursday.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/06/20240627075719_Murmu9_.jpg "The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) will prove to be one of the "biggest game-changers" of the 21st century, President Droupadi Murmu said in Parliament on Thursday.")
