India, Jan. 29 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday urged Parliamentarians to stand united on the resolve for Viksit Bharat, campaign for swadeshi as well as national security, asserting that these were matters beyond all differences.

Addressing a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament, which marked the start of the Budget Session, she said the Government will continue to accelerate the momentum of "reform express" and listed various economic and social initiatives taken to make India a developed nation by 2047.

Murmu said Government is becoming successful in building a system free from corruption and scams and as a result, every single rupee of the taxpayers is being spent on the development and welfare of the country.

"To...