Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other recently elected members of Parliament take an oath of office to begin the 18th Lok Sabha on June 24.
- JP Nadda made Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
BJP President J.P. Nadda has been appointed as Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. Nadda is also a Union Minister in the current government.
Leadership Transition
- Nadda replaces Piyush Goyal in this role.
- Goyal recently won a Lok Sabha seat and is now a member of the Lower House.
- Goyal took his oath as a Lok Sabha member on Monday.
- Education Minister's Oath Interrupted by NEET Controversy
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took his oath as a Lok Sabha member on June 24. During his oath-taking, opposition members shouted 'NEET' slogans.
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- MPs Showcase India's Language Diversity During Oath-Taking
The Lok Sabha saw a rich display of India's linguistic variety as new MPs took their oaths on Monday. Members used various languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali, Assamese, and Odia.
Notable Oath-Taking Moments:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath in Hindi, with BJP members cheering "Jai Shri Ram".
- Many senior ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, also chose Hindi.
Some regional highlights:
- Dharmendra Pradhan used Odia
- Suresh Gopi, Kerala's first BJP MP, took oath in Malayalam
- Shripad Yesso Naik chose Sanskrit
- Sukanta Majumdar used Bengali
- Jitender Singh picked Dogri
- Sarbananda Sonowal and Rammohan Naidu opted for Assamese and Telugu respectively
- H.D. Kumaraswamy and Pralhad Joshi chose Kannada
This diverse oath-taking ceremony reflects India's multicultural and multilingual character in its highest legislative body.
- Rahul Gandhi states ' No power in the world can destroy it - INDIA will protect it with all its might.', while talking to media after PM Modi's oath ceremony.
- INDIA Bloc Protests as New MPs Take Oath.
The INDIA bloc (opposition alliance) held a protest outside Parliament on June 24. This happened while newly elected MPs were being sworn in inside the Lok Sabha. Opposition MPs marched to the Lok Sabha together, chanting slogans about "them saving the Constitution."
Key Opposition Leaders Present
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader Rahul Gandhi joined the protest.
- Other notable participants included Trinamool Congress' Sudip Bandyopadhyay and DMK's T.R. Baalu.
- Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi also took part in this show of unity.
- Key Ministers Take Oath
Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and others have sworn in as members of the Lok Sabha today.
Other ministers who became Members of Parliament include:
- Union ministers Bhupendra Yadav, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Union ministers Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju
- Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar
- Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel
- Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Tourism, Suresh Gopi
- Congress MP KC Venugopal
- BJP MP Kangana Ranaut
- BJP MP BY Raghavendra
- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Rajesh Verma
- BJP MP Yogendra Chandolia
- PM Modi takes oath an Minister of Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on June 24. Before the session, he spoke to the media, saying voters have supported his government for a third term, approving their policies and intentions.
PM Shares Vision for New Lok Sabha
- Modi said the 18th Lok Sabha starts with the goal of building a great and developed India.
- He welcomed new MPs and mentioned the aim of making India a developed nation by 2047.
- The PM promised to work with everyone to meet people's expectations.
- New Pro-tem Speaker Takes Oath.
President Droupadi Murmu has sworn in BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the temporary Speaker of the new Lok Sabha. As his first duty, Mahtab will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take his oath as a member of the Lok Sabha.
What's the schedule for today?
The inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha, commencing today, will include the solemn "Observance of Silence," symbolising the significance of the first sitting of the 18th Lok Sabha.
- The inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha, commencing today, will include the solemn "Observance of Silence," symbolising the significance of the first sitting of the 18th Lok Sabha.
- Following this reflection, Parliament will conduct the oath-taking ceremony for newly elected members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- An official letter marking the list of business for the day in parliament mentioned, "Observance of silence for a short while to mark the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha."
- "Secretary-General to lay on the table a list (Hindi and English versions), containing the names of Members elected to the Eighteenth Lok Sabha at the General Elections of 2024, submitted by the Election Commission of India," added the list of businesses.
- Furthermore, the list mentioned "members to take the oath or make the affirmation, sign the Roll of Members, and take their seats in the House."
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