President addresses Parliament, highlights paper leak scandal and emergency
PTC News Desk: In her speech to the joint session of Parliament on Thursday, President Droupadi Murmu brought up the alleged irregularities in competitive exams, such as the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG-2024), and she pledged that her government would fairly investigate the claims. She threatened severe consequences for anyone found guilty of leaking exam questions.
"My government is dedicated to carrying out an impartial investigation and making sure that anybody responsible for leaking exam papers recently face severe penalties. There have been instances of paper leaks in a number of states previously; party politics must give way to decisive national action. Additionally, a robust law against exam irregularities has been enacted by the Parliament," she stated.
She went on to say that all government recruitment drives and exams must adhere to sanctity and openness.
The contentious subject of the Emergency's imposition in 1975 was also addressed by President Murmu, who claimed that the two-year era was the "biggest" and "darkest" chapter of the direct attack on the Constitution.
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The President was greeted at the Parliament building just before her speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla, and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
According to the President, her administration is trying to establish a climate that will allow the nation's children to have big dreams and realise them.
"It is inappropriate if there is an obstruction in the examination process for any reason. Transparency and sanctity are essential in government hiring and testing," the speaker stated.
All of the parliament's members were counseled by President Murmu not to interfere with legislative business even though they disagreed with the government's views.
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"Disturbing Parliament's operations is not the same as opposing policies. For all members, the interests of the people should come first," she continued.
She declared that at the next budget, the government will make a number of significant announcements.
"Many historic measures will be taken, and the budget will contain important economic and social decisions. To meet the expectations of the people, reforms will proceed at a faster pace," she declared.
She stated that her government thinks states should compete fairly for investments."This is in the spirit of competitive-cooperative federalism," she said.
India's economy has grown to be the fifth largest in the world. Despite the fact that these were not typical times, there has been an average rise of 8 per cent over the past ten years, the speaker stated.
Notwithstanding a worldwide pandemic and hostilities in many regions of the world, this development rate has been attained. This is the outcome of the past ten years' reforms. Just India is putting 15 per cent of the increase in the world economy. India's economy is currently ranked third in the world by my government," she declared.
- With inputs from agencies
