Active Oppn important in democracy, need not bother about numbers: PM

As soon as the House met, the Members stood in silence for a few minutes as per the convention after the assembling of the new Lok Sabha.

Saima Siddiqui
Published on: 17 Jun 2019 6:06 AM GMT
Active Oppn important in democracy, need not bother about numbers: PM
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New Delhi: The first session of 17th Lok Sabha commenced here Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the leader of the House, taking oath as Member.

As soon as the House met, the Members stood in silence for a few minutes as per the convention after the assembling of the new Lok Sabha.

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When Modi's name was called out, Members from the ruling NDA thumped the desk greeting the Prime Minister with slogans such as 'Modi Modi' and "Bharat Mata ki Jai.

Highlights:

-Active Oppn important in parliamentary democracy, need not bother about numbers: PM

-Union Ministers and BJP MPs Dr Harsh Vardhan and Dr Jitendra Singh took oath in Sanskrit and Dogri, respectively.

-BJP MPs Sunny Deol, Tejasvi Surya and Ravi Kishan arrive at the Parliament, to take oath as member of the new Lok Sabha.

-BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Smriti Zubin Irani takes oath.

-Union Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal MP from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal also takes oath.

-Union Minister and BJP MP Nitin Gadkari takes oath.

-BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah takes oath.

-BJP MP and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha.

-PM Narendra Modi arrives at the Parliament for 17th Lok Sabha, says, "Every word of the Opposition is important."

-Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes oath of duty.

-PM Modi arrives at the Parliament for 17th Lok Sabha, says, "The role of an active Opposition is important. Opposition need not bother about their numbers. I hope they will speak actively and participate in house proceedings."

The panel of presiding officers - K Suresh, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and B Mehtab - took oath as Members after the Prime Minister.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Chemical and Fertilisers Minister D V Sadanand Gowda also took oath.

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Saima Siddiqui

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