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He specially mentioned Swachh Bharat and said it is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
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“The number of such children living in mud huts has come down drastically,” he said, adding that government welfare schemes have provided affordable houses, electricity, toilets and other amenities to the poor people. Kovind said his childhood was spent in a hut with a leaking roof and he had studied with a lantern. He remembered his days as a parliamentarian and assumption of the top post five years ago. Kovind thanked the people for giving him an opportunity to serve them. The President’s remarks come against the background of violent protests and killings in some parts of the country over controversial issues. “Our citizens have the constitutional right available to them to build pressure for meeting their demands and for expressing dissent but in my view they should use this right adopting the Gandhian principles and engage in it in a peaceful manner,” he said. But he also respected the opposite side.” He underlined that only peaceful means of protest should be adopted by those expressing dissent. Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi had used Satyagraha based on peace and non-violence as the weapon to achieve his goal. Various ways of expressing dissent are available to political parties and citizens. In a message to parties at a time when there are frequent protests in Parliament during sessions, Kovind said, “When we see the whole nation as one big family, we understand that our familial disagreements can be resolved through various means which are based on peace, amity and dialogue. Speaking on the occasion, President Kovind recalled his humble background and applauded the country’s growth where people like him have got the opportunity to rise to the top. The outgoing President was given a farewell in central hall of Parliament by members of both Houses. President Ram Nath Kovind asserted in his farewell speech to Parliament on Saturday that though the Constitution provides all parties and citizens to build pressure to meet their demands and to express dissent, they should do so within the Gandhian principles of peace and non-violence.