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Odisha CM, BJD MPs Meet President-Elect Droupadi Murmu; Swearing-In Ceremony Tomorrow

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: A day before the swearing-in ceremony, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and all BJD MPs from Odisha met President-elect Droupadi Murmu at her residence here on Sunday evening.

Speaking to the media, the CM said: “I came to greet President-elect Droupadui Murmu and wish her all the best. I am so pleased and honoured that a daughter of Odisha has been chosen as the President of India, I will be there for her oath-taking ceremony tomorrow.”

Murmu will become the 10th successive president to take oath on July 25 since 1977. The ceremony of assumption of office will take place in the Central Hall of Parliament and will be attended by Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, members of the Council of Ministers, state Governors, Chief Ministers, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Members of Parliament and principal civil and Military Officers of the Government of India.

The President will be given a 21-gun salute after being administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of India. She will then address the gathering.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the President will leave for Rashtrapati Bhavan where an Inter-Services Guard of Honour will be accorded to her in the forecourt and courtesies will be extended to the outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind.

Murmu will be the first member of the tribal community and the second woman to hold the top constitutional post in the country.

OB Bureau

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