The President's speech at the commencement of the Budget Session typically celebrates the government's accomplishments over the previous year and discusses future goals and intentions.
PM Modi acknowledged that periodic elections have an impact on sessions and talks, but said elections have their place and will continue to occur, and hoped that conversations will be free, thoughtful, sensitive to human sensitivities, and with good intentions.
The BJP and its MVA allies are still at odds with the government's decision to allow store wine sales.