NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu was on Friday welcomed in Parliament premises by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and an official carrying the ‘Sengol’, adopted as a cultural symbol by the government.
The President will address the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament signalling the start for the Budget session.
The President arrived in Parliament in a six-horse driven ceremonial buggy and escorted by the horse-mounted Presidential bodyguard.