MPs to bid farewell to outgoing Prez

July 05, 2012 19:09

Members of Parliament will bid farewell to outgoing President Pratibha Patil at a special function in the Central Hall of Parliament House on July 23, a day before she demits office and a day after her successor is elected.

A Lok Sabha secretariat press note says that she consented to attend the programme when Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar called on her to extend the invitation.

The function will be attended by Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Mohd Hamid Ansari, Meira Kumar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and members of Parliament.

Meanwhile, Prathibha Patil has planned to meet media persons in New Delhi. She also plans to invite judges of the Supreme Court for dinner. The President has also planned a farewell dinner for the council of ministers in the second week of July.

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