Paul, Rawat congratulate Kovind on his election as President

Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on his election as the 14th President of India and said the country would benefit from his long administrative and legislative experience.

Describing him as a veteran, Paul in his congratulatory message to the President said he had been a Rajya Sabha member, member of various parliamentary committees and governor in the past.

Kovind has had a long public life and has a deep knowledge of the law and the Constitution, Paul said.

Congratulating Kovind on his election to the top office, Rawat said under his leadership and guidance the country would certainly touch new heights of development.

"His (Kovind's) vast political, administrative experience and the high standards of probity set by him in public life will be a source of inspiration for everyone," he said.

Rawat also said his election as the country's President was the realisation of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay's political vision according to which having people from poor family backgrounds in top constitutional offices was the sign of a mature democracy.

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