Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. No official details of the meeting were disclosed.
In a post on X, the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated, “Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” along with photographs of the meeting.
Later in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also met the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A social media post from Rashtrapati Bhavan read, “Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.”
The meetings took place just days after both Houses of Parliament witnessed heated exchanges and multiple adjournments during the early days of the Monsoon Session, largely triggered by the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar.
The opposition INDIA bloc has been protesting against the SIR drive, alleging that it is being implemented selectively and could result in large-scale deletions from voter lists. The Election Commission has defended the exercise, stating that its objective is to ensure accurate and up-to-date electoral rolls.
PM Modi’s meeting with President Murmu also came shortly after former US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, describing India’s economy as “dead.”
Last week, Trump posted on Truth Social about the imposition of the tariff starting August 1, citing India’s trade with Russia as a key factor. He also threatened additional penalties related to India’s purchase of Russian energy.
On Saturday, PM Modi was in Varanasi, where he released the 20th instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi scheme, transferring over ₹20,500 crore into the bank accounts of 9.7 crore farmers. With this release, the total disbursement under the scheme since its inception has crossed ₹3.90 lakh crore.
Launched in February 2019, the PM-KISAN scheme is a Central Sector initiative aimed at supporting the financial needs of land-holding farmers. Under the scheme, ₹6,000 is provided annually to each beneficiary in three equal instalments through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.
During his visit, the Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth around ₹2,200 crore in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.