After his visit to the temple, the vice president is scheduled to offer prayers at the Rani Sati temple in Jhunjhunu and address a programme at Sainik School.
Besides the retiring members, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Leader of the House Piyush Goyal were also present at the dinner.
The personnel of the border force were felicitated during an investiture ceremony and the annual 'Rustamji memorial lecture' that was delivered by Dhankhar at the Vigyan Bhawan here.
The government, however, has agreed to hold a short-duration discussion under Rule 176 of Rajya Sabha. Opposition parties will not attend the meeting called by Dhankhar, the sources said.
Dhankhar said the new building will be a witness of India's progress.
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The opposition is demanding a discussion under rule 267 after suspending all other House business, while the ruling dispensation wants a short-duration discussion on Manipur, to which the chair has already agreed.
Dhankhar is likely to take part in an interaction programme with students and teachers of the Dhanamanjuri University, and later plant a tree on the campus, they said.
Dhankhar said India is proud of its judicial system.
Dhankhar, who is also the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, said the Constitution has given parliamentarians the freedom of speech but that comes with a responsibility.
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