Rahul Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP with copy of Constitution in his hand

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Rahul Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP with copy of Constitution in his hand

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was sworn in as a Member of Parliament from Raebareli on Tuesday, holding a copy of the Indian Constitution during the ceremony. He 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. His oath-taking was attended by Congress Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. ...

No consensus on speaker, INDIA bloc’s K Suresh fielded against Om Birla for post

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

No consensus on speaker, INDIA bloc’s K Suresh fielded against Om Birla for post

Efforts by the BJP's top leadership to broker a consensus on the position of the speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha came to naught when the INDIA bloc decided to field 8-time MP K Suresh for the post. His nomination followed the filing of a nomination by the BJP's Kota MP Om Birla for the post. Birla was the speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha as well. The elections for the post will be held on June 26. BJP MP Piyush Goyal said there was no precedent to suggest that the deputy speaker's post must go to t...