The President made his initial observations in Hindi and later spoke in English.
“People say I am a scholar but one thing I lack is command over Hindi,” he quipped before moving on to make remainder of his speech in English.
Copies of his speech were circulated on the ocassion. A postal stamp to mark the occasion was also released in the presence of Communications Minister Kapil Sibal.
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Lucknow, Jan 8: Voicing concern over repeated disruptions in parliamentary proceedings, President Pranab Mukherjee today lamented that time devoted towards discussing legislations was declining and suggested giving more time for quality debates.“... In the recent
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