New Delhi: Ram Nath Kovind swore in Rashtrapati Bhawan the 14th president of India on Tuesday in a brilliant ceremony.
Kovind received the oath of office and the secret of Supreme Judge of India J S Khehar. He swapped seats with Pranab Mukherjee and a 21 gun salute followed as the new President Kovind made his first address.
Ram Nath Kovind addressed the meeting in Central as President of India, “I am accepting this position with all humility and I am grateful for this responsibility. I have the privilege of walking along the same path as Dr. Radhakrishnan, Dr. Abdul Kalam and Pranab Da “.
In his first speech as president after being sworn in in Parliament’s Central Hall, Kovind said it is necessary to sculpt an educated, ethical and shared community, and an egalitarian society.
“We have achieved a lot as a nation, but the effort to do more, to do better and to do faster is relentless.” It is fitting that the land of the Lord Buddha lead the world in its quest for peace, tranquility and ecological balance, “he said.
“The key to India’s success is its diversity. Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique. We need to build an India that is an economic leader as well as a moral model. We need to sculpt a robust and high growth economy, a
Educated, ethical and shared, and an egalitarian society, “said the 71-year-old.
The 14th president of India made a special mention to women and their role in building the nation.
Nations, he said, are not built by governments alone and require national pride.
“Every citizen of India is a builder of the nation. The police and paramilitary forces that fight terrorism and crime are builders of the nation. Women who despite responsibilities at home and the job of raising children To be ideal citizens are builders of the nation.
The new president went on to say that a peasant working in the hot sun to feed his fellow citizens is a builder of the nation as he is a scientist who is tirelessly concentrating on sending a space mission from India to Mars or inventing a vaccine.
“A nurse or doctor who helps the sick to recover and fight the disease in a remote village, is a builder of the nation.” The young man who founds a company and becomes a job creator is a builder of the nation. ”
Soon after taking the oath, Kovind had said that he was honored to be sworn in while the 16th President of India would be carrying out responsibilities “with all humility”.
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in the courtyard of Rashtrapati Bhavan escorted by the Military Secretary to the President. Pranab Mukherjee had also taken Kovind on a tour of the official residence.
In view of the ceremonial functions, the outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee together with Kovind proceeded to the Parliament in a car of six horses. Army, Navy and Air Force personnel flanked Raisina Hill Road.
Members of Ram Nath Kovind’s family, associates and close friends came for the inauguration in Parliament.
On Tuesday, Kovind arrived in Rajghat and paid tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi along with his wife Savita.
The ceremony began at 12:15 pm in the Parliament’s Central Hall.
In Parliament, both were received by Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Sumitra Mahajan.
The platform in the central lobby was shared by the President and the President-elect, President, Vice-President and Chief Justice of India.
After the event, outgoing President Mukherjee will proceed to his new residence – 10, Rajaji Marg.
Ram Nath Kovind was elected president last Thursday as the NDA candidate. It defeated the candidate of the opposition parties Meira Kumar by a huge margin.
Ram Nath Kovind, who served as Governor Number 35 of Bihar was born on October 1, 1945 in the village of Paraukh in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. Kovind made his graduation in the law of a university of Kanpur.
Prior to the beginning of his career as a lawyer, Kovind passed the examination of civilian services, but did not join as he was selected for an ally. Kovind joined BJP in 1991. He was BJP president Dalit Morcha between 1998 and 2002. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006.
