New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday made the customary address to the joint session of Parliament for the first time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) returned to power for the third consecutive term.

From NorthEast to Economy to Agriculture, Murmu touched upon several topics in her address to the 18th Lok Sabha.

The opposition MPs, which are in meaty numbers this time, occasionally raised slogans at the President, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliamentarians boycotted the address over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the liquor policy case.

Here's some quotes from President Murmu's address

1. The whole world is talking about the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The world is witnessing that the people of India have elected a stable Government with clear majority, consecutively for the third term.

2. My Government believes that there should be healthy competition among the states to attract investors from all over the world. This is the true spirit of competitive cooperative federalism.

3. The resolve to Reform, Perform and Transform has made India the fastest growing economy in the world today.

4. My Government is giving equal importance to all the three pillars of the economy – Manufacturing, Services and Agriculture.

5. To enable farmers to meet their small expenses, more than Rupees 3,20,000 crore have been disbursed to them under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi.

6. Nowadays, the demand for organic products is increasing rapidly in the world. Indian farmers have ample capacity to meet this demand.

7. As a Vishwa-Bandhu, India has taken initiatives in providing solutions to many global problems.

8. Connectivity of all kinds is being expanded in the North-East. Development works are being taken up in every field including education, health, tourism and employment.

9. Women in our country had been demanding greater representation in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha for a long time. Today, they stand empowered by the enactment of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

10. A scheme like PM JANMAN with an allocation of more than Rupees 24,000 crore is proving to be a means of development of the most backward tribal communities.