Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi also extended wishes to Birla and accompanied him to the chair along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and PM Modi.
At last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce the ministers and ministers of state who have recently been inducted into the council of ministers.
Uttar Pradesh former Chief Minister and BSP Chief Mayawati on Tuesday came down heavily on ruling party and opposition and claimed that both of them through amendments have made the Constitution casteist, communalist, and capitalist (jatiwad, sampradayik, aur poonjiwad).
This will be the first time that elections will be held for the Speaker of the lower house. Since independence, the Lok Sabha Speaker and deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. The elections for the post will be held on June 26.
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP )Jharkhand chief Babulal Marandi on Monday trained guns at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stating that the latter should apologize for the "misdeeds" of his grandmother, Indira Gandhi.
"The entire election has passed by while Rahul Gandhi was saying this. How long does Rahul Gandhi want to hang on to this matter? It has no truth; the statement is not based on the truth at all. In democracy, you go among the people with the truth and fight a simple battle. It is the adul
The BJP President in his letter said that he is not merely writing the letter in the capacity of the National President of BJP but more importantly as a 'Bharatiya'.
Rahul Gandhi's statement comes after opposition leaders, including Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest on Parliament premises holding copies of the Constitution in their hands.
Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari, on Monday, commented on the first session of the Lok Sabha, saying that although there are issues to address, today is primarily about the oath-taking ceremony and the appointment of the speaker.