These 5 years were about reform, perform and transform: Modi at last sitting of 17th Lok Sabha

Addressing the last sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in the last five years, India witnessed a period of ‘reform, perform and transform’. He also pledged to carry forward this agenda if voted back in the upcoming general elections. PM Modi said that the “country will elect the 18th Lok Sabha with the resolve to help us accomplish more than 100% productivity.”

“These five years of our governance were marked by our continued commitment to reform, perform and transform. Seldom does reform and perform take place at the same time but we saw it happen right in front of our eyes. People across the country too experienced this during the last five years of our governance and as I stand here before you today, I am convinced that my fellow countrymen will continue to support and bless us in the 18th Lok Sabha,” PM Modi said.

Meanwhile, Speaker Om Birla adjourned Lok Sabha sine die on Saturday.

The Budget session was the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha before parliamentary elections are announced.

Speaker Om Birla said the 17 Lok Sabha passed 222 bills in the last five years.

On the last day of the session, the House discussed the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, following which a resolution was passed.

In his concluding remarks, Speaker Om Birla said he treated the treasury and the opposition benches as equal. He said that he took certain harsh decisions to maintain the dignity of the House.

Birla then adjourned the House sine die (for an indefinite period)