Congress leader Imran Masood on Tuesday said that it was his wish to see party leader Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the Opposition adding that the latter is the "strongest voice" of the opposition.
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was elected as Leader of the Opposition, Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi is an "internationally recognised" leader.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Tuesday said that the "Save Constitution campaign" by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the party national president Mallikarjun Kharge gave a big victory to the Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state in the recently held Lok Sabha election.
"They are not abiding by the Constitution. As the INDIA bloc is strong right now, we will oppose the wrong...," KL Sharma said while speaking to ANI on the fight between the opposition and the ruling party over the Lok Sabha Speaker post.
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.
As per the sources, the TMC will clarify their stand on the nomination of K Suresh as the Speaker of Lok Sabha by 9 am tomorrow. Notably, the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc are set to lock horns over the post of Speaker in the Parliament on Wednesday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday discussed various topics related to the development of the state with the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of the state at the official residence of Union Minister of State for Road and Transport Ajay Tamta in New Delhi.
The second day of the first Lok Sabha session post-general elections began with the remaining 281 members taking oath as Members of Parliament (MPs) today.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance nominee for Speaker post of the Lok Sabha Om Birla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament House on Tuesday.
After AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha with the words "Jai Palestine", Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Kiren Rijiju criticised Owaisi and condemned his statement.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam and other party leaders were present in the meeting.