Mukherjee was responding to the state reception hosted by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Chowrasta—the famous promenade in the town– this evening. “Darjeeling is not merely a hill station or a geographical entity, but it is a Mini India,” said the president.
“Despite so much diversity and a vast area, no corner of our country remains unrepresented in the Parliament,” he added.
Mukherjee asserted that the unity in diversity is the beauty of the Indian democracy. “When someone sees the entire stretch of the country with so many ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic groups , he gets mesmerized,” he added
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| State reception for president Pranab Mukherjee hosted by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Chowrasta Darjeeling |
Earlier in his speech, Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi described Pranab Mukherjee as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable Presidents of our country. He said that a number of administrative reforms could be attributed to him such as RTI, RTE and Food Security.
The Chief Minister said that the President recognizes the country in true sense. “His experience is a direction for the country. It was due to his vast experience and capability that all the political parties joined hands in electing him to the office of the President. He has immense love for West Bengal and also for Darjeeling hills,” the chief minister added.
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