18th Lok Sabha convenes, PM Narendra Modi takes oath, opposition protest against Pro-tem Speaker appointment.

The 18th Lok Sabha began in India, with the first session witnessing the oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected Members of Parliament, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Amidst the row over the appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab as Pro-tem Speaker, opposition INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leader Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest. Leaders from the INDIA bloc held copies of the Constitution and raised slogans, claiming they were "guardians of democracy."

June 24, 2024
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