"Today I took oath as MP inside the Parliament... even today our people have not got respect, basic facilities. Where are the jobs? Where is employment? The government will have to answer. We have come here to protect the self-respect and rights of our people and we will show it by doing it.
Following the announcement of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being elected as leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari thanked Rae Bareli MP for fulfilling the wishes of the party leaders and said that under his leadership voices against "BJP's dictatorship"
Independent MP from Bihar's Purnea, Pappu Yadav on Tuesday wore a t-shirt with the words 'Re-NEET' on it as he took oath as a member to the 18th Lok Sabha and demanded the conduction of the medical entrance exam again and special status for the state of Bihar.
After taking oath, Kishan said "Baba Gorakhnath Maharaj ki jai", "Har Har Mahadev" which was joined by other MPs in the House. He also said "Jai Bhojpuri" before shaking hands with MP Faggan Singh Kulaste, who was presiding the Lower House at the time.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam and other party leaders were present in the meeting.
Congress on Tuesday declared that Rahul Gandhi, party's MP from Raebareli will be Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, ending the 10-year spell of no LoP in the Lower House since 2014.
Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, president of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, Hanuman Beniwal and other leaders of the INDIA bloc were present in the meeting.
Rahul Gandhi was part of the remaining MPs who took their oaths today after a total of 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did so on Monday, the inaugural session of the 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, which commenced on Monday.
With the deadline for nominations for the Speaker's position being 12 pm on Tuesday, Congress MP K Suresh asserted that the Lok Sabha speaker should be elected unanimously.