Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the opposition parties for boycotting President Ram Nath Kovind’s address. On India's coronavirus vaccine, the Prime Minister said the country had fought an unknown enemy in the form of the coronavirus to save its citizens and the credit for winning the fight did not go to any government or individual, but the entire nation.

Taking a dig at opposition parties for boycotting the President's address, PM Modi said, "The message was still delivered." Over a dozen opposition parties had on January 29 boycotted the President's address.

He said that India is truly a land of opportunities. "Several opportunities are awaiting us, so a nation which is young, full of enthusiasm and a nation that is making efforts to realise the dreams, with a resolve, will never let these opportunities simply pass by," the PM said.

"The eyes of the world are on India. There are expectations from India and there is confidence that India will contribute to the betterment of our planet," he said.

Attacking the opposition, PM Modi said that when Congress MP Bajwa was speaking in such detail that "I thought he will reach Emergency (period) shortly and speak on it, he is just one step away from it. But he didn't go there. Congress disappoints this country a lot, you did that too".

"I was listening to Derek ji, he had chosen good words - Freedom of Speech, Intimidation. When I was listening to him, I was wondering if he is talking about Bengal or the country. He sees all this for 24 hours, so he might have said the same here too," he said.