June 25th 2024.
On the second day of the inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha, a number of prominent members were sworn in, including Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Hema Malini, Asaduddin Owaisi, and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. Among the newly-elected members who took oath on Tuesday were Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane, Supriya Sule of the NCP, Arvind Sawant and Shrikant Shinde of the Shiv Sena.
One of the highlights of the day was when Sule touched Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab's feet and sought blessings from Union minister Nitin Gadkari after taking her oath. The pro-tem speaker also mentioned that 262 members were sworn in on Monday and the remaining would take their oath on Tuesday. Most of the members who took oath in the first hour were from Maharashtra and chose to take their oath in Marathi, while some opted for English and Hindi.
The first MP to take oath on Tuesday was Gowaal Kagada Padavi, a Congress member from the Nandurbar constituency in Maharashtra. This was followed by Congress' Dhule MP Shobha Dinesh Bachhav and BJP's Smita Uday Wagh from Jalgaon. The swearing-in ceremony was graced by the presence of several prominent leaders such as Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Pralhad Joshi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, DMK's TR Baalu, TMC's Mahua Moitra, and Shiromani Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
After taking their oath, many of the MPs raised slogans like "Jai Hind", "Jai Maharashtra", "Jai Bheem", and "Jai Shivaji". BJP leader Om Birla, who has been nominated for the speaker's post, also took his oath on Tuesday. As he came to take his oath, Radha Mohan Singh, who was in the chair, stood up and greeted him. Birla, who has been representing the Kota constituency since 2014, was also the speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha.
During the ceremony, the pro-tem speaker had to remind some members to stick to the prescribed oath and not deviate from the script. Several Opposition MPs took their oath while holding a copy of the Constitution, and Gandhi also ended his oath with "Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan". Most of the MPs from Odisha chose to take their oaths in Odia, with only two exceptions who took it in English.
Congress MP from Inner Manipur, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, took his oath in Manipuri while holding a copy of the Constitution. After being sworn in, he shook hands with Gandhi. Similarly, when Alfred S Arthur, the Congress' Outer Manipur MP, took his oath, Gandhi stood up and shook hands with him. After taking his oath in English, Arthur said, "Manipur mei nyay dilaye, desh bachaiye". The swearing-in of both these MPs was accompanied by slogans of "Manipur, Manipur" by Congress members.
Punjabi was the language of choice for MPs from Punjab, with many members from Congress and AAP holding copies of the Constitution as they took their oath. AIMIM leader Owaisi, who was elected from the Hyderabad seat for the fifth time, took his oath in Urdu and recited a prayer before that. However, his mention of a conflict-hit West Asian region and the AIMIM's slogan for Muslims led to an uproar from the treasury benches, and the chair had to strike it off the record. He also hailed his state Telangana and BR Ambedkar after taking his oath.
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