Lok Sabha adopts motion of thanks on president's address

New Delhi, June 11: The Lok Sabha Wednesday adopted by a voice vote the motion of thanks on the president's address.

The motion was adopted after Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the address, which lasted more than 12 hours over two days.

In his first address in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday responded in the Lok Sabha, to the questions raised by the President Pranb Mukherjee in his address on Monday.

While beginning his speech in Lok Sabha, PM Modi said, "I assure you that we will fulfill the promises made by the President in the speech, it was not a mere formality. We will leave no stone unturned to fulfil the roadmap shown by the President." "After many years, people voted for stability, development and good governance", PM Modi said.

President Pranab Mukherjee had addressed a joint sitting of the two houses Monday.

IANS