New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will jointly host a farewell party for the outgoing president Ram Nath Kovind at the Central Hall on July 23 at 5:30 pm. According to ANI, Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present during the occasion.
A farewell speech will be delivered by Speaker Om Birla and he will hand a certificate of appreciation to the outgoing president along with a book signed by all Members of the Parliament. The book will be placed in the Central Hall of the Parliament between July 18 and 21 for Members of Parliament to sign their names.
Ahead of the farewell party, on July 16, the president will host a dinner at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for Union ministers and Governors.
President Ram Nath Kovind’s term ends on July 24. The election for the new President of India will take place on July 18 and the result will be declared on July 21.
After his term as President ends, Ram Nath Covind, will be allotted the flat previously occupied by late Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan at 12, Janpath, reported ANI.
On Wednesday, President Kovind attended a farewell banquet hosted by the Chiefs of Staff Committee and expressed his happiness for having served as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
"I feel a deep sense of pride in having served as the Supreme Commander of one of the most committed and competent Armed Forces in the world," he said, as per ANI.
He also expressed happiness in initiating the induction of women in the National Defence Academy during his tenure as the Supreme Commander.
"It is a great step which would give an opportunity to our daughters to serve the nation by enrolling in the military. They would prove to be worthy daughters of Mother India”, ANI quoted him as saying.