By News18
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said she feels that using the word 鈥榩ashu鈥 for animals was 鈥渋nappropriate鈥 and referred to them as 鈥榡eevan dhan鈥 or wealth of life.
Speaking at the 11th convocation ceremony of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Murmu said life without animals cannot be imagined.
鈥淭ruly speaking, animals and human beings share a relationship. Today, we have technology, but in the past, they (animals) were our 鈥榮aadhan鈥 (for transportation) and 鈥榖al鈥 (force) for the farmers.
鈥淗ence, I do not find the word 鈥榩ashu鈥 appropriate for animals as they are 鈥榡eevan dhan鈥. We cannot think of life without them,鈥 Murmu said.
She said in the Indian culture, the presence of God is seen in all creatures.
The president also asserted that vaccination of animals plays an important role in the prevention of diseases.
Murmu arrived in Bareilly in the morning and was welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel.
In a post in Hindi on X, Adityanath said, 鈥淗earty welcome and felicitation to Hon鈥檅le President Draupadi Murmu ji in 鈥楴ath Nagri鈥 Bareilly.鈥 The President鈥檚 Secretariat said on X, 鈥淕overnor of Uttar Pradesh Smt Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, received President Droupadi Murmu on her arrival at Bareilly.鈥 ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Izatnagar is dedicated to research and development in the field of veterinary and animal sciences.