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Here is the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind`s address to the joint sitting of parliament:
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President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the joint session of parliament.
He said the people of India have given a "clear mandate to the government to continue the developmental journey that started in 2014".
Here is the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind`s address to the joint sitting of parliament:
Honourable Members,
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I am pleased to address the first joint sitting of Parliament after the election of the 17thLok Sabha, in the year commemorating the 150thbirth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
I extend my heartiest congratulations to all newly elected Members of this Lok Sabha.
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More than 61 crore voters of the country set a new record by casting their votes and enhanced the credibility of India`s democracy in the world.