Bhartruhari Mahtab Sworn In As Pro-Tem Speaker

New Delhi:

President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Mr Mahtab will now call upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Leader of the Lok Sabha, to take oath as a member of the House.

The first session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha elections begins today with “Observance of silence,” marking the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha.

On June 26, the Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected. On June 27, President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to address the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament.

This is the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha after the general elections, which saw the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secure 293 seats and the INDIA bloc win 234, with the Congress holding 100 of them. 

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Kiren Rijiju posted a welcome message for members of the 18th Lok Sabha this morning. “The First Session of 18th Lok Sabha begins today, the 24th June, 2024. I welcome all the new elected hon’ble members. I shall be always available to assist the members as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. I’m positively looking forward for co-ordination to run the house,” he said.

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Besides the protest surrounding irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, the selection of the pro-tem Speaker has emerged as a key flashpoint between the treasury and the Opposition benches.

The pro-tem Speaker is a temporary post and the House chooses a member from among the seniormost MPs for this position. The primary role of the pro-tem Speaker is to administer the oath to the new members.

Kiren Rijiju met Bhartruhari Mahtab before his swearing-in ceremony as the pro tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab who has been appointed pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and other party leaders leaves from his residence in Delhi. 

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin today.

#WATCH | BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab who has been appointed pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and other party leaders leaves from his residence in Delhi.

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin today. pic.twitter.com/XtZgFvWFsO

– ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2024

Congress MP K Suresh on Rahul Gandhi as Leader of opposition

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– The Hindkeshari(@ndtv) June 24, 2024

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju leaves from his residence.
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin today.

#WATCH | Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju leaves from his residence

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin today. pic.twitter.com/WpbGmMKaRx

– ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2024

• President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27. 
• She may outline the new government’s roadmap for the next five years. 
• This session will conclude on July 3 and reassemble for the monsoon session on July 22.

• About 280 newly-elected MPs will take oath today, while the remaining 264 parliamentarians, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, will take oath tomorrow.
• The Congress – which was expecting Kodikunnil Suresh, a Dalit leader and an eight-time MP from Kerala, to be named Pro-Tem Speaker – has criticisied the BJP over the appointment of Mr Mahtab.
• The Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected on June 26. 
• Until a new Speaker is elected, the Pro-Tem Speaker presides over the first few sessions of the Lok Sabha and conducts the election for the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

• The first session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha elections will begin today.
• The newly-elected MPs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be taking oath.
• BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab will be administered the oath as the Pro-Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu. 
• He then will call upon the Prime Minister to take oath as member of the House.