New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday to submit his resignation along with the resignation of his Council of Ministers. He was accompanied by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister chaired the last Cabinet meeting as the Prime Minister where a resolution was passed for the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. He also gave a farewell speech to the nation where he thanked the people of the country for their support over the years. "Whatever I have got, I have got from this nation, a nation that instated a child born out of Partition to the highest position," he said.
During his speech, he also exuded confidence that better times await the country. "As I leave office my abiding memory is the love and kindness I have received from you. This country empowered me to rise to high office. This is a debt I will always bear with pride. The emergence of India as a major powerhouse is an idea whose time has come. India will show the world the way," he said.
He wished the new government luck for the future and also said that he respected the verdict of the country. "Before the judgement of the Almighty there is the judgement in the court of the people that all public servants have to submit to. I respect your verdict. My life in public office was always an open book and I served this nation to the best of my abilities," he said.
In a final attempt to list out the achievements of his government, the outgoing PM said that the country had grown in the past 10 years. "In the last 10 years, we have achieved a lot and the country is better on several fronts than it was earlier. But there are several areas we can progress on in future together," he said.
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