President Pranab Mukherjee had a nostalgic farewell says all praises about Modi:

Amid hundreds of lawmakers who gathered at the Parliament Central to bid farewell to Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, he said that the Indian Constitution represents the "hopes and aspirations of a billion people" and it is our duty to maintain a balance between, change & continuity. The President will leave his highest rank office of the country on July 25th after handing over the charge to his successor Mr. Ram Nath Kovind. He was nostalgic about his 4 years association with the parliament. 

However, President Pranab Mukherjee gave a powerful speech that along with praises to Prime Minister Modi had important messages for the government and the opposition. 

In his speech, President Mukherjee said that the inception of the fraternity was based on the dignity of the individual and the unity of the nation which layed as the “lodestars of the modern Indian state," He also highlighted the importance of "debate, discussion, and dissent," The President took example of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and said that "balancing of change and continuity... If continuity is broken, we become rootless and the system of parliamentary democracy breaks down". 

President Pranab Mukherjee has been an outspoken President who had always spoken his mind and heart out breaking the boundaries of his post. In his farewell speech, he touched upon the issues like when the parliament "enacts laws without discussion", "it breaches the trust of the people”. He also praised the latest Goods & Service Tax reform and quoted it as a "shining example of cooperative federalism". 

President Pranab Mukherjee also praised about Prime Minister Modi and quoted him as “transformational changes he is driving in India". "I will carry with me fond memories of our association and his warm and courteous behavior," he said. 

On Monday, the president will host a dinner for the council of Ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. 

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