Addressing the media, party leader Anand Sharma and Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Kovind's address to the joint session of Parliament was just a repetition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech.
"The President's address was just a repetition of Modi's speech. He has missed major points like unemployment and GDP downfall," IANS quoted Sharma as saying.
He took a dig at Kovind for supporting the 'one nation, one election' concept and said that simultaneous elections were not feasible due to the country's diversity.
Making a strong case for simultaneous parliamentary and Assembly elections, the President said this was the need of the hour to accelerate development.
(With inputs from IANS)