Economic Survey India 2017-18 Highlights: President Kovind says in fight against corruption BJP cancelled 350,000 suspicious companies

The Budget Session 2018 was kicked-off with President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, giving out his first opening address to both the houses together. Just a few hours before the session was to begin, the war of words seemed to have already started between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition, with a senior Congress leader, Mallikarjun Kharge, allegeing that BJP is taking things lightly. A few hours before the union budget session was to begin, BJP called in an all-party meet where it stated that all the suggestion by the Congress party is being 'sincerely' considered. Meanwhile, on Monday morning, Congress said that it is just’eyewash’ by the ruling BJP in order to misguide the people of India.