Parliament Highlights| House adjourned, 280 MPs take oath today

MPs take oaths as first session of 18th Lok Sabha gets under way

18th Lok Sabha session: All eyes on major NDA allies as Oppn sharpens knives to target Modi govt

The 18th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time on Monday with newly-elected MPs taking oath as a resurgent Opposition is sharpening its knives to corner the Narendra Modi government with diminished numbers in Parliament.

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President Murmu to administer oath to pro tem Speaker today

On Monday, President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath to Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha Bhartruhari Mahtab at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

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How will the proceedings begin today?

1. The proceedings will begin with members observing a moment of silence on the occasion of the first sitting of the 18th Lok Sabha.

2. This will be followed by Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh placing on the table of the House the list of the members elected to the lower house.

3. Mahtab will then call upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Leader of the Lok Sabha, to take oath as member of the House.

4. The pro-tem speaker will then administer oath to the panel of chairpersons appointed by the President to assist him in carrying out the proceedings of the House till the election of the Speaker on June 26.

5. After the panel of chairpersons, the pro-tem speaker will administer the oath/affirmation as Lok Sabha members to the Council of Ministers. The members from states, in alphabetical order, will take oath or make affirmation over the next two days.

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The election to the post of Lok Sabha Speaker will take place on Wednesday and the prime minister will introduce his council of ministers to the House soon after.

I.N.D.I.A. must step up attack on NDA government from first session of Parliament: Mamata tells Congress

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has conveyed to the top brass of the Congress that I.N.D.I.A. must go for the jugular of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the very first session of Parliament, instead of waiting and giving it time to dig its heels in.

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BJP making all-out effort to ensure numbers for Speaker post

BJP leaders said they were confident of keeping the Speaker’s post within the party’s fold since the numbers are stacked in their favour. Party sources said that the BJP was also keen to give the deputy Speaker post to the TDP, especially after the fracas over choosing the pro tem Speaker. 

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'Positively looking forward for coordination to run Parliament': Kiren Rijiju

All I.N.D.I.A. bloc MPs to enter LS together as mark of unity

As a symbol of unity, all I.N.D.I.A. bloc MPs will enter the Lok Sabha together. They will assemble where the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was placed earlier. They are likely to carry a copy of the Constitution, news agency ANI reported.

Pro-tem Speaker has never been issue in the history of the Parliament, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

The comment comes amid a row between the I.N.D.I.A. and bloc and the NDA over the appointment of the pro-tem Speaker, with the former claiming that its suggestion of appointing Congress leader K Suresh was overlooked by the government.

'Burning issues' will be raised after oath-taking, assures Congress chief whip K Suresh

"Opposition MPs will be gathering at the Gandhi statue then they will proceed to the Lok Sabha for oath-taking. NEET is a burning issue. Our MPs will be discussing it. We will be raising it in the House. Smooth Parliament proceedings will be dependent on the ruling party," said Congress chief whip K Suresh ahead of Parliament proceedings.

BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab takes oath as pro-tem Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha

Mahtab's oath of office was administered to him by President Droupadi Murmu.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh arrives at the Parliament ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha session

PM Modi addresses the nation ahead of first session of 18th Lok Sabha

First time since independence, oath-taking ceremony of new MPs taking place in new Parliament building, says PM Modi

18th Lok Sabha beginning today with resolve of building a 'shreshth Bharat', 'Viksit Bharat', says PM Modi

Emergency anniversary on June 25, a 'black spot' on Indian democracy, says PM Modi

People have blessed us with a third term, we will work thrice as hard, assures PM Modi

'Non-biological PM' said nothing, stands 'brutally' exposed, says Congress after Modi's speech

Pro-tem Speaker congratulates new MPs, urges decorum in House

Ruckus in House moments after national anthem

As ruckus dies down, pro-tem speaker Mahtab lists proceedings for the day

'Modi, Modi' chants fill the House as PM takes oath as an MP

Panel of chairpersons takes oath in presence of pro-tem Speaker Mahtab

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes oath as MP

Union Home Minister Amit Shah takes oath as MP

Nitin Gadkari takes oath as MP

Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes oath as MP

Manohar Lal, H D Kumaraswamy, Piyush Goyal take oaths as MPs

Jeers fill the House as education minister Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath

Oath-taking ceremony continues for PM's Council of Ministers

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Giriraj Singh, Pralhad Joshi take oath as MPs

Suresh Gopi, first BJP MP from Kerala, takes oath

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Pro-tem Lok Sabha speaker Bhartruhabi Mahtab adjourns house for the time being, oath-taking ceremony to resume from 2 pm

Oath-taking ceremony for remaining MPs resumes

People have chosen Constitution, not BJP, says TMC MP Mahua Moitra

"The BJP government was reduced from 303 seats to 240. They are not running the government on their own. They were claiming to get more than 400 seats, but did not get the majority. People have understood that on one side there is BJP and on the other, there is Constitution. People have chosen the Constitution. There is nothing bigger than this book for people's rights," the TMC MP was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Parliamentary convention broken, won't assist as pro-tem Speaker panel member, says Congress' K Suresh

Here's what first-time MP Chandrashekhar Azad said after taking oath

..I am the voice of those who were not even considered human. Their voices were suppressed... I assure you that as long as I am in the Parliament, I will raise my voice for the people. Those who work against the Constitution and people will be questioned..."

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MP from Nagina Chandrashekhar Azad at the Parliament House complex on the first day of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Monday.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi takes oath as MP

Congress leader Manish Tiwari from Chandigarh takes oath as MP

BJP MP Chintamani Maharaj takes oath in Sanskrit

BJP MP from NorthEast Delhi Manoj Tiwari takes oath

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj takes oath in Sanskrit

Sole Congress MP from Gujarat Geniben Thakor takes oath

Here's what SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said on paper leak case after taking oath

"This is nothing new. This is an old way of the BJP. If you see the history, the BJP leaks papers to please their own people. This was a huge issue in UP and now it has reached Delhi. They have cheated crores of people..."

BJP chief J P Nadda made leader of House in Rajya Sabha: Reports

Senior BJP leader and Union Health Minister JP Nadda has been made the leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha.

The BJP leader took oath as part of the new cabinet last week. His term as the BJP national president ends this month but he may be asked to continue till the  four upcoming state polls are completed.

BJP leader Kangana Ranaut takes oath as MP

From Haryana, BJP's Manohar Lal Khattar and Naveen Jindal, Congress' Kumari Selja among key MPs to take oath

BJP's B Y Raghavendra and Kota Shrinivas, Congress' Poojari, Shreyas Patel among key MPs from Karnataka to take oath

Ex-Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai takes oath as MP

MP from Karnataka's Haveri and former CM Basavaraj Bommai took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.

Bhopal MP Alok Sharma takes oath

MP from Bhopal Alok Sharma took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.