With the Constitution in his hand, Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.Parliament Speaker Election Highlights: Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Issuing the ‘Jai Samvidhaan’ (Hail Constitution) call, Gandhi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Constitution in their hands, many Opposition MPs took oaths as members of the 18th Lok Sabha, in a statement of their electoral resurgence in Parliament with a march to Lok Sabha on Monday.
Meanwhile, as Congress’ K Suresh entered the Speaker poll fray against Om Birla, Rahul Gandhi reached out to Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee, seeking support. Banerjee, however, told reporters that the TMC was not consulted for the decision to field Suresh. Sources told The Indian Express that the Congress is trying to keep INDIA bloc parties together in support of Suresh. The election for the post, the first necessitated since the 1975-76 Emergency, will be held tomorrow.
The oath-taking of newly elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha resumed on Tuesday, the second day of the first session of the Lower House of Parliament. Among the prominent members to be sworn in were former Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane, Supriya Sule of the NCP, Arvind Sawant of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Shrikant Shinde of the Shiv Sena.
Can he say Jai Palestine while taking oath: Biplab Kumar Deb on Owaisi's slogan
On the words used by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi while taking oath in Parliament, BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb said, "Be it Palestine or any other country, all have good relations with India. The question is whether he (Owaisi) can say Palestine Zindabad while taking oath or not. Instead of saying Bharat Mata Zindabad, he is saying Zindabad of another country. The opposition was silent on this. When I said namaste before taking the oath, Owaisi started protesting that this was an anti-constitutional word." (ANI)
TDP issues whip to party's 16 Lok Sabha MPs to vote for Om Birla in Speaker election
The Telugu Desam Party issued a whip to its 16 Lok Sabha members to vote for NDA's Om Birla in Wednesday's Speaker election.
In a three-line whip, TDP's Amalapuram MP Harish Balayogi directed all the MPs to assemble at room number 111–B by 10.30 am on Wednesday. "Harish Balayogi, whip of the Telugu Desam Party has issued a three-line whip to all TDP Members of Parliament, mandating their presence and vote for the NDA candidate, Om Birla, in the upcoming Speaker election scheduled for June 26, 2024," said a TDP press note.
Radical preacher Amritpal Singh fails to take oath as MP
Radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP-elect Amritpal Singh could not take oath as a member of Parliament as he is in jail in Assam, detained under the National Security Act.
Similarly, Engineer Rashid, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Baramulla and is lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), could not take the oath on Monday.
Singh wrote to the Punjab government on June 11, seeking temporary release from detention to take oath as an MP, according to his counsel.
Voice of people stifled to save chair of few during Emergency: Scindia
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia targeted Congress over the imposition of Emergency 49 years ago and claimed the voice of 80 crore people was stifled to save the chair of select people.
"Today is remembered as the black day as those elements had throttled the voice of 80 crore people to save their chair," said Scindia, a career Congress politician who quit the party in March 2020 and joined BJP.
On the maiden visit to Guna after winning the recent Lok Sabha election on the BJP ticket, Scindia said the electoral outcome has further strengthened democracy and the Constitution is being protected. "The NDA (National Democratic Alliance) worships this 'granth" (Constitution)," he said.
Congress’ Rahul Gandhi to be LoP in Lok Sabha
Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Earlier on Tuesday, he issued the ‘Jai Samvidhaan’ (Hail Constitution) call after taking oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
BJP issues three-line-whip to MPs to remain present in House tomorrow
A day before the election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, the BJP has issued a three-line-whip to its MPs to remain present in the House tomorrow from 11 am onwards.
For the election, BJP's Om Birla is pitted against Congress' Kodikunnil Suresh.
Congress issues three-line whip asking MPs to be present on Wednesday
The Congress on Tuesday issued a three-line whip to its MPs asking them to be present in Lok Sabha at 11 AM on Wednesday during the election for the Speaker’s post.
“Very important issue will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow i.e. Wednesday, June 26, 2024,” the whip issued by Congress chief whip K Suresh said.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow
Ending the day with the announcement that only the oaths and affirmations by the MPs have been kept on record, Pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha Bhartruhari Mahtab said that all other comments, protests and slogans have been expunged.
He then adjourned the House proceedings till 11 am on Wednesday.
As NDA, Oppn trade barbs over Emergency, here are four reasons why it was declared
“The President has proclaimed Emergency. There is nothing to panic about.” The words of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi blared from the All India Radio in the wee hours of June 26. The nation, on the receiving end of this piece of news, was as unsuspecting of it as were Gandhi’s Cabinet ministers who had been informed just hours before the PM proceeded to the AIR studio.
The four major occurrences of the 1970s following which Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency included the Navnirman Andolan in Gujarat, the JP movement and the Raj Narain verdict, among others. Read more here
Appeal Congress not to force election for Lok Sabha Speaker post: Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju urged the Congress not to force a contest for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker as the presiding officer does not belong to any party.
"I appeal again that they should think about keeping in mind the dignity of the post of Speaker. We have the numbers but still, we are requesting that there should be no election for the post of Speaker because this post does not belong to any party," the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said.
He said the government had contacted major opposition parties over the last two days for consensus on the post of the Speaker. "We want the Speaker to be elected unanimously and unopposed, so we contacted and appealed to them. Today, we had a meeting with Congress leaders. We appealed to them for support for the Speaker. They said that they will support but they want the post of Deputy Speaker," Rijiju said.
The minister said the NDA floor managers said the election to the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker were separate processes and it would be improper to combine both. "The attitude of the Congress party was clear that if we did not agree to their conditions, they would not support (NDA candidate for) the post of Speaker," Rijiju said.
Abhishek Banerjee, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan take oaths
Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, the MP from Diamond Harbour, took oath. Other TMC members, while taking oath resounded chants of 'Jai Bangla', 'Jai Mamata Bandhopadhyay' and 'Jai Abhishek Bandhopadhyay'.
Former cricketer and TMC MP Yusuf Pathan also took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha.
'Khela Hobe' resounds in House as TMC MP takes oath
Ahead of Srirampur MP Kalyan Banerjee's oath in the Lok Sabha, party MPs resounded the 'Khela hobe' chant in the House. He ended his oath with 'Jai Bangla'. His chants hailing Mamata Banerjee and 'Jai Kali' were met with opposing calls of 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Jagannath' from the treasury Benches.
As Faizabad MP takes oath, members chant 'Jai Shri Ram'
As Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad took oath as the Ayodhya Lok Sabha MP, some Members of Parliament chanted 'Jai Shri Ram'.
Prasad won the Faizabad seat, which includes Ayodhya, with a margin of almost 55,000 votes. He defeated sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh by 54,567 votes.
Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Owaisi's 'Jai Palestine' slogan: 'Absolutely wrong'
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy hit out at Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi's 'Jai Palestine' slogan during his oath in the Lok Sabha. He told ANI, "The slogan 'Jai Palestine' given by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament today is absolutely wrong. This is against the rules of the House. He does not say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' while living in India. People should understand that he does unconstitutional work while living in the country."
BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb takes oath as member of 18th Lok Sabha
Former Tripura Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Biplab Kumar Deb took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Biplab Kumar Deb represents the Tripura West Constituency.
INC legislator Rakesh Rathor takes oath
INC legislator Rakesh Rathor, who was elected from Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, has taken oath.
Sanjana Jatav takes oath: Dalit, mother of two, one of four youngest MPs in Lok Sabha
Sanjana Jatav, the Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan's Bharatpur constituency, took oath as a House member. She defetaed former Lok Sabha MP and BJP candidate Ramswaroop Koli by 51,983 votes.
Jatav, a member of the Dalit community, is a mother of two and is one of the four youngest MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha.
K Suresh's nomination a unilateral decision: TMC
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee told reporters that the decision to nominate and support Congress' K Suresh as an Opposition candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker poll was a 'unilateral decision'. 'We were not contacted about this, there was no discussion,' he said.
Awe, nostalgia, duty & expectations: First-time members get feel of House
FROM BEING awestruck by the grandeur of Parliament to the excitement of taking oath, from finding one’s way in the labyrinth of power to feeling the weight of the responsibility that the job brings, several first-time MPs who visited the Lok Sabha on Monday expressed varied emotions.
Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj, 25, among the youngest members in the 18th Lok Sabha, said, “When I entered Parliament today, I instantly remembered the moments 10 years ago when I had come here as my father’s daughter."
Independent MP from Ladakh Haneefa Jan reached Parliament about 10 minutes late as he lost time in finding his way to Ladakh Bhawan and then to the House after landing in Delhi at 9 am. He thanked the Parliament staff for guiding him around the campus. Read more here
'Jai Palestine': Owaisi takes oath as Hyderabad MP for fifth consecutive term
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi chanted 'Jai Bhim, Jai Palestine, Jai Mim, Jai Telangana, and Allahu Akbar' after taking oath.
Rahul Gandhi takes oath as Rae Bareli Lok Sabha MP
Issuing the ‘Jai Samvidhaan’ (Hail Constitution) call, Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Following Gandhi's oath, Kishori Lal, who trounced Smriti Irani in Amethi, took oath.
As Oppn pits K Suresh against Om Birla in Speaker poll, Congress seeks TMC support
As Congress’ K Suresh entered the Speaker poll fray against Om Birla, Rahul Gandhi reached out to Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee, seeking support. Sources told The Indian Express that the Congress is trying to keep INDIA bloc parties together in support of Suresh. The election for the post, the first necessitated since the 1975-76 Emergency, will be held tomorrow.
Actors Arun Govil, Hema Malini take oaths; Dimple Yadav ends oath with 'Jai Bhim, Jai Samajvad'
BJP MPs from Meerut and Mathura Arun Govil and Hema Malini took oaths as members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the latter beginning her oath with 'Radhe Radhe'.
Samajvadi Party leader Dimple Yadav took oath as the Mainpuri Lok Sabha MP, ending her oath with 'Jai Bhim, Jai Samajvad'.
How do MPs take oath? What happens if an MP is in jail?
Winning the election and starting the term does not automatically allow an MP to participate in House proceedings. To debate and vote in Lok Sabha, an MP has to take her seat in the House by making and subscribing to an oath or affirmation prescribed in the Constitution (Article 99). The Constitution also specifies a financial penalty (the only one in the document) of Rs 500 if a person participates or votes in House proceedings without taking an oath (Article 104).
The Constitution specifies that if an MP does not attend Parliament for 60 days, their seat can be declared vacant. Courts have used this ground to allow MPs in jail to take an oath in Parliament.
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Parliament to mosque and back: A ritual MP-imam Mohibbullah says will continue
At 1 pm Monday, just before the afternoon namaz at the Jama Masjid on Parliament Street, there was a curious discussion among worshippers: “Will the Imam find time to lead the prayer today?”
The curiosity ended minutes later as Mohibbullah, 48, arrived, walking nonchalantly, to lead around 30-odd worshippers in the prayer. The namaz began at 1.20 pm sharp and lasted around 10 minutes before Mohibbullah headed out again — across the road, to Parliament.
Mohibbullah was busy attending his first Parliament session after becoming MP from the Rampur constituency in UP. Fielded by the Samajwadi Party, despite opposition by party veteran Azam Khan, he won the seat by defeating BJP’s sitting MP Ghanshyam Lodhi by 87,000 votes.
After a decade, Opposition in Lok Sabha in numbers, and a voice
“The winner comes second.”
This was Lal Krishna Advani after the 1989 Lok Sabha elections when the BJP, under his watch, jumped from 2 to 85 seats in the House — the start of its rise to power.
And on Monday, the first day of the 18th Lok Sabha, Opposition MPs appeared to have borrowed Advani’s line to their advantage – jubilant and vibrant outside the House, more confident and emboldened inside. After a decade, from just two rows of seats, they were now occupying more than a third of the House benches.
On the other side of the Well, Akhilesh Yadav, leader of the SP whose tally climbed from five to 37, made Awadhesh Prasad, the 79-year-old who won the Faizabad seat (Ayodhya), sit in the first row with himself and Rahul Gandhi. Read more here
After consensus fails on Lok Sabha Speaker, Congress reminds BJP of having Deputy Speaker role under UPA regime
After the efforts to reach a consensus between the government and the opposition for the Lok Sabha speaker’s post failed on Tuesday, Congress leader K C Venugopal said that during the UPA regime, they had given the Deputy Speaker position to the NDA for 10 years.
“When UPA was in power, we gave the Deputy Speaker to the NDA for 10 years. The convention is so in the Lok Sabha that the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is given to the Opposition. Rajnath Singh called Mallikarjun Kharge yesterday. Mallikarjun Kharge said we are happy to support your candidate but we want the post of Deputy Speaker to which Rajnath Singh told him that we will consult PM Modi and revert,” he said.
Venugopal earlier stated that the Opposition was prepared to endorse the Speaker proposed by the government, on the condition that they receive the Deputy Speaker position.
Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: Opposition ready to support Govt's Speaker choice provided they give us Deputy Speaker post, says K C Venugopal
On Tuesday, Congress leader K C Venugopal stated that the Opposition was prepared to endorse the Speaker proposed by the government, on the condition that they receive the Deputy Speaker position.
“We are still waiting, if they are ready to give the Deputy Speaker post, we are ready to elect the NDA's candidate unanimously. Yesterday PM Modi told about consensus for the smooth functioning of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. We are ready to support the Speaker suggested by the Govt's side provided they should also honour the Opposition,” he said.
Speaker’s post set to see election as talks fail, govt says Oppn trying to ‘dictate’ terms
The government and Opposition are locked in a faceoff after the ruling NDA decided to renominate BJP MP Om Birla for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker while not deciding on the post of Deputy Speaker. The Opposition responded by fielding Congress MP from Kerala Kodikunnil Suresh for the post of Speaker, setting the stage for a rare contest for the high office.
Sources in the government said it will reach out to the Opposition on the issue of Deputy Speaker, while emphasising that the Congress cannot “dictate” terms by saying that it will support the NDA’s Speaker candidate only if the Deputy Speaker post is given to the Opposition. Setting such conditions, senior government ministers said, was unacceptable.
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Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: Disheartening that Congress nominated its candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, says Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that it was disheartening that Congress nominated its candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker.
“We had a conversation with all the floor leaders of the Opposition regarding the post of the Speaker. The Speaker is not for a party, it is for the functioning of the House. The Speaker is elected unanimously. It is disheartening that Congress has nominated its candidate for the Speaker,” he said.
“No election has ever taken place for the post of the Speaker. Congress put this condition that if they get the post of Deputy Speaker they will support our candidate for the Speaker's post. This give and take of posts of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker is not right..." he said.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: BJP leader Narayan Rane, NCP's Supriya Sule take oath as Lok Sabha members
The oath-taking of newly elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha resumed on Tuesday during the first session of the Lower House of Parliament.
Prominent members sworn in included former Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane, NCP's Supriya Sule, Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant, and Shrikant Shinde.
After taking the oath, Sule touched pro-tem speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab's feet and sought blessings from BJP MP and Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Most members sworn in during the first hour of the day hail from Maharashtra, taking their oath predominantly in Marathi, with a few opting for English or Hindi.
Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: Deputy Speaker post is our right, says K Suresh
The Opposition has fielded Congress leader K Suresh for the post of Lok Sabha today. According to Congress leader K C Venugopal this development transpired after the ruling BJP gave no commitment on the Deputy Speaker’s post, which he said should go to the Opposition by convention.
Speaking about the issue, K Suresh today said, "There is a convention in Lok Sabha... the Speaker will be of the ruling party and the Deputy Speaker will be of the opposition. They denied us in the last two terms of the Lok Sabha, saying that you are not the recognised opposition. Now, we are recognised opposition. The Deputy Speaker post is our right, but they are not ready to give us. We were waiting for their reply, but they didn't and that's why we filed (our nomination for the post of Speaker)."
Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: PM has a made a contest for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker inevitable, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
Taking a jibe at PM Modi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said that he had made “a contest for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker inevitable” barely 24 hours after his speech in the House about “consensus and cooperation”.
“Barely 24 hours after his hypocrisy-laden pravachan on consensus and cooperation the non-biological PM has made a contest for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker inevitable. Convention has been that the Speaker is elected unanimously and the Deputy Speaker's post goes to the Opposition,” he wrote in a post on social media.
“The non-biological PM has broken this tradition. It is actually no surprise. He has still not woken up to the reality of the 2024 poll verdict which was a PPM defeat for him--personal, political and moral,” wrote the Congress leader.
Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: Rajnath Singh refutes Congress' claim of not receiving any call back from BJP to discuss Speaker post nomination
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's claim about Mallikarjun Kharge not receiving any call back from BJP to discuss the nomination of Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker, Union Minister Rajnath Singh said: "“(Congress leader) Mallikarjun Kharge is a senior leader and I respect him. We had a conversation three times till yesterday."
Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: Opposition nominates K Suresh for Speaker's post, BJP's Piyush Goyal says 'we condemn this type of politics'
Talking about the Opposition fielding Congress party’s K Suresh for the post of Speaker in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Piyush Goyal said: “In the morning, Rajnath Singh ji wanted to discuss with Mallikarjun Kharge ji but he was busy so he said that Venugopal ji would talk to you. But after speaking with TR Baalu and KC Venugopal ji, the old mentality that we will dictate the terms was shown again that the condition is that first decide who will be the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and then support will be given for the Speaker, we condemn this type of politics..."
Parliament Speaker Election Live Updates: Congress MP K Suresh filed his nomination for the post
The Opposition has fielded Congress leader K Suresh for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker for which the election will take place tomorrow. Meanwhile, the NDA has nominated Om Birla for the post.
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had said that the Opposition was willing to support the NDA’s candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker provided the government followed the convention and gave the deputy speaker’s post to them.
Congress leader K C Venugopal thereafter informed that there was no commitment from the ruling party on the Deputy Speaker’s post.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: No consensus on Speaker, Opposition fields K Suresh as Om Birla eyes second term
The Opposition has fielded Congress leader K Suresh for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker after the BJP refused to make a commitment for the post of Deputy Speaker, which the Opposition has been pushing for.
Meanwhile, the NDA has nominated Om Birla for the Speaker’s post. So far in the history of Independent India, all Speakers have been unanimously elected in the Lok Sabha.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Bharat Adivasi Party's lone MP from Rajasthan arrives at the Parliament on a camel
Bharat Adivasi Party's lone MP from Rajasthan’s Banswara Rajkumar Roat arrived at Parliament on a camel to take oath as an MP.
“Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji had gone to the Parliament on a bullock cart once. But I was stopped when I came on a camel. I will file a complaint,” he said.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Ahead of Lok Sabha Speaker nomination, Om Birla meets PM Modi
BJP leader and Kota MP Om Birla on Tuesday met Prime Minister Modi amid indications that he will again be the ruling National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also confirmed that the Opposition parties would back the NDA's Speaker candidate
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Post of Deputy Speaker should be given to the opposition, says Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said that the post of Deputy Speaker should be given to the opposition.
"Everything will be out soon... The demand of the Opposition was that the Deputy Speaker (of the Lok Sabha) should be of the Opposition... Our party's opinion is also the same..." he said.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: The post of Deputy Speaker remained vacant in the previous Lok Sabha
The post of Deputy Speaker, which is a Constitutional post, remained vacant in the 17th Lok Sabha. In the 16th Lok Sabha, the post was held by AIADMK MP M Thambidurai.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: What Rahul Gandhi said about supporting the NDA's Speaker candidate
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has confirmed that the Opposition parties would back the NDA’s Speaker candidate.
“But the convention is that the post of Deputy Speaker is to be given to Opposition. Rajnath Singh ji had told Kharge ji that he would return his call regarding the same. But he hasn't. So on one hand Modi ji is constructive cooperation and then they are insulting our leader. Their intention is not clear, " Rahul said.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Om Birla likely to be Speaker
Om Birla is set to return as the Lok Sabha Speaker, with the NDA expected to nominate him today. Addressing speculation on Opposition support, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi confirmed they would back the NDA’s Speaker candidate.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Rajnath Singh urges for unanimous election of LS Speaker; reaches out to Mallikarjun Kharge
According to Congress sources (as quoted by news agency ANI), Union Minister Rajnath Singh has reached out to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging for the unanimous election of the Lok Sabha Speaker to maintain the tradition of uncontested elections.
The name of the candidate has not been disclosed yet. Kharge will consult with other parties in the India Alliance once the candidate is revealed, with a strong likelihood of the Speaker being elected unopposed.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: PM Narendra Modi and former LS Speaker OM Birla reach Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have reached the Parliament.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Union Ministers JP Nadda and Ashwini Vaishnav reach Parliament
Union Ministers JP Nadda and Ashwini Vaishnav have reached the Parliament. The BJP-led NDA is set to announce its candidate for the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, starting the nomination process for this key role
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Rajnath Singh reaches out to Oppn for building consensus on Speaker's name
Union Minister Rajnath Singh is spearheading efforts within the National Democratic Alliance to garner support from opposition leaders, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and DMK leader Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, for the selection of the Lok Sabha Speaker.
Discussions are also underway for the nomination of the Deputy Speaker, depending on the opposition's stance.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Speaker should be elected unanimously but BJP not talking to opposition, says Congress MP
Talking about the Lok Sabha Speaker post nomination set to take place today, Congress MP K Suresh said that the speaker should be elected unanimously and accused the BJP of not discussing the issue with the Opposition.
“The Speaker should be elected unanimously...According to the tradition of the House, the Speaker is elected unanimously. The BJP is not discussing with the opposition, they have to take the initiative for consensus. Till now they have not taken any initiative for consensus for the post of Speaker. If there is no election for the post of Speaker, then the Deputy Speaker will come to the opposition. The leaders of the INDIA alliance have already made their stand clear,” he said.
Parliament Session 2024 Live, Lok Sabha Session Day 2: Rajnath Singh speaks to Oppn leaders to build consensus for Speaker, Dy Speaker post
According to a report by news agency ANI, Union Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh would speak to the opposition leaders in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
281 MPs including Rahul & Akhilesh to be sworn in today
A total of 281 newly elected MPs, including leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mahua Moitra, will take their oaths today.
Yesterday’s opening session of the Lok Sabha showcased linguistic diversity, with 262 members swearing in languages including English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali, Assamese, and Odia.
NDA set to announce pick for Speaker post
The BJP-led NDA is set to announce its candidate for the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, starting the nomination process for this key role. BJP has begun talks with its NDA allies about their nominee for the Speaker’s post. Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc is considering its options and may contest if their demand for a Deputy Speaker’s post isn’t met by the Narendra Modi government.
NDA leaders slam opposition MPs for 'save Constitution' march to Lok Sabha
The NDA leaders criticised the opposition MPs for taking out "save Constitution" march to Lok Sabha, saying they should now consider how to take the country on the path of progress ending political matters as the elections are over.
"It was not right to do such politics, make such comments and create such an atmosphere on a day when everyone (newly elected MPs) would like to take oath in a good atmosphere," TDP MP and Union minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu told PTI when asked to comment.
BJP MP and former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai hit out at the Congress over the INDIA bloc's "save Constitution" march and said it was the Congress government which had "murdered" the democracy and the Constitution by imposing Emergency on June 25, 1975.
Union minister and JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh also hit out at the opposition parties for their "save Constitution" march, asking, "What is the threat to the Constitution?" "They believe that the government should interfere with the actions being taken by the constitutional authorities and if the government doesn't do so, then the Constitution comes under threat," Singh told PTI, when asked for a comment.
CPI(M) MP and farmer leader Amra Ram takes tractor to Parliament
Farmer leader and CPI(M) MP Amra Ram reached Parliament in a tractor on the first day of the 18th Lok Sabha's first session for members to take oath.
The Sikar MP was stopped close to the Parliament gate by police, who did not allow him to take the vehicle inside the complex. The MP then walked to the Parliament building. "They did not allow farmers to come to Delhi. For 13 months, farmers were sitting at Delhi's borders, their tractors were not allowed in the city," Amra Ram told PTI. "Today, a farmer and his tractor both reached Parliament," he said.
He was referring to the 2020-21 protest when farmers camped at Delhi's borders for over a year, protesting against the now-scrapped farm laws, after they were refused entry into the city.
Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Odia: Linguistic diversity on display in Lok Sabha as new members take oath
The Lok Sabha witnessed a display of linguistic diversity, with the newly-elected MPs taking their oaths in English and Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali, Assamese and Odia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath in Hindi amid slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" from the treasury benches. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Urban Development Minister ML Khattar were among those who took oath in Hindi.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the MP from Odisha's Sambalpur, took oath in Odia.
Suresh Gopi, the first BJP MP to be elected from Kerala, also took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Before taking his oath in Malayalam, the actor-politician invoked the gods, saying "Krishna, Guruvayurappa".
Shripad Yesso Naik, the MoS for Power and Renewable Energy, took his oath in Sanskrit. Naik won a sixth term from the North Goa constituency.
MoS for Education and Development of North Eastern Region Sukanta Majumdar took his oath in Bengali, while Pune MP Muralidhar Mohol, the MoS for Aviation, took his oath in Marathi.
Union Minister Jitender Singh, the MP from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, took his oath in Dogri. Union Minister of Port and Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal and Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu took their oaths in Assamese and Telugu, respectively.
Steel and Heavy Industries Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi took their oaths in Kannada while Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy took his oath in Telugu.
BJP chief and Union minister Nadda named Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
BJP president and Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has been named Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. Nadda replaces Union minister Piyush Goyal, who recently won the Lok Sabha election and took oath on Monday as a member of the Lower House of Parliament.
Besides Nadda, 11 other members of the Upper House of Parliament are in the Union Council of Ministers.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
All but one MP from Kerala take oaths as MPs
Nineteen MPs from Kerala, including 13 from Congress, one each from BJP, CPI(M) and RSP, took oaths. The Wayanad seat remains empty after Congress' Rahul Gandhi relinquished it and chose to represent Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli seat.
With Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the fray, Wayanad will see bypolls within six months of the Lok Sabha announcing a vacancy.
16 MPs from TDP take oath
In the first sitting of the 18th Lok Sabha, 16 MPs from the TDP took oath. Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu told ANI, "It is a very memorable moment for everyone. We have received a historic mandate in Andhra Pradesh. We will work to serve the country and Andhra Pradesh."
Profile of new MPs of 18th Lok Sabha: farmers to entrepreneurs, activists to lawyers, doctors to actors
From cardiologists and professors to actors and cricketers, the 18th Lok Sabha which convenes for the first time on Monday accounts for a wide range of professions among the newly-elected MPs. The number of MPs who have declared their professions as social workers, farmers and business people, however, has declined in comparison to the 17th Lok Sabha.
An analysis of professions of the MPs in the 17th and 18th Lok Sabha, the information for which is available on the Lok Sabha website, shows that agriculture, social service and business continue to be the top professions. Several MPs have multiple professions listed in their Lok Sabha profile. The 18th Lok Sabha has 542 elected members, with a bypoll pending in Wayanad after its MP Rahul Gandhi vacated it to retain his second seat, Rae Bareli.
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Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai takes oath
MP from Karnataka's Haveri and former CM Basavaraj Bommai took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
He emerged victorious in the constituency by a margin of over 43,000 votes.
Debutant Kangana Ranaut, fourth-term MP Anurag Thakur take oaths in 18th Lok Sabha
First-time Mandi MP and actor Kangana Ranaut and fourth-term Hamirpur MP and former Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur took oaths as members of the 18th Lok Sabha. Both MPs are among the BJP leaders who emerged victorious from Himachal Pradesh, including Kangra's Rajeev Bharadwaj and Shimla's Suresh Kumar Kashyap.