New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which began on Monday, witnessed the “Observance of silence,” marking the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha, the first business on the list for the day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took oath as member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Modi returned to power for a third consecutive term earlier this month. Modi and his Council of Ministers took oath on June 9.
This is the third term of Modi as a member of the Lok Sabha. He retained the Varanasi seat, which he has been winning since 2014. As Leader of the House, he was the first one to take oath.
The Secretary-General laid 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. Following this the members began to take the oath “or make the affirmation, sign the Roll of Members and take their seats in the House.”
The first session is expected to be stormy as the opposition is likely to corner the BJP-led NDA government on the election of the Speaker on June 26, discussions regarding allegations of paper leaks in NEET-UG and UGC-NET, and row over the appointment of the pro-tem Speaker.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Mahtab then called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Leader of the Lok Sabha, to take oath as a member of the House.
On June 26, the Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected. On June 27, President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to address the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament.
This is the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha after the general elections, which saw the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secure 293 seats and the INDIA bloc win 234, with the Congress holding 100 of them. Meanwhile, the Newly Elected Congress MPs meeting is called at 10 am at the CPP office in Parliament today.
