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Under President Pranab Mukherjee, Rashtrapati Bhavan

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TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Jul 24, 2017, 07.48 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Rashtrapati Bhavan
had been transformed into 'Lok Bhavan' (House of the people) during
President Pranab Mukherjee's tenure.

"Under President Pranab Mukherjee, Rashtrapati Bhavan became a 'Lok

Bhavan'," PM Modi said on Monday.

He was addressing a programme at the president's ocial residence a

day before Pranab Mukherjee+ steps down as the 13th President of India.

The Prime Minister said whenever he'd approached Mukherjee to discuss

ocial matters, the president had given him guidance and constructive
feedback. He also praised the president's wisdom and humility.

"President Pranab Mukherjee is extremely knowledgable and extremely simple. The guidance I received from President Pranab
Mukherjee will help me immensely. I am sure those who worked with him feel the same," PM Modi added.

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Defence minister Arun Jaitley too heaped laurels on President Mukherjee, calling him "the guardian of the Constitution".

"His presidency was the culmination of extraordinary career of a political leader. India has seen a few politicians like him who
had the capacity to evolve into a statesman irrespective of their political aliation and the oce that they held. Pranabda is one
such leader who brought dignity to every oce that he held," Jaitley wrote in an article titled 'Reections as the President
Retires'.

Pranab Mukherjee will be succeeded by Ram Nath Kovind+ , who will take oath as the 14th President of India on Tuesday .

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