The Lok Sabha or House of the People, elections to which ended on 23 May 2019. This is 17th Lok Sabha since India gained independence in 1947. Narendra Modi swore as 16th Prime Minister of India on 30 May 2019.
The first session of 17th Lok Sabha began on Monday with many well-known leaders taking an oath. There was a good play of linguistic diversity during the swearing-in ceremony of Lok Sabha Candidates who became Lok Sabha Members after signing and taking the oath. Here are some interesting events that happened swearing-in ceremony
Aaye to Modi hi
PM @narendramodi takes oath as #LokSabha MP pic.twitter.com/G9JhsoiWwm
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) June 17, 2019
The controversial case of Sadhvi
Ashamed to see her in our Parliament…#PragyaSinghThakur pic.twitter.com/yaZG6euOtT
— Priya Gupta (@priyagupta999) June 17, 2019
She took oath in Sanskrit.
Rahul Gandhi, excitement overloaded
Despite being a four time MP, @RahulGandhi forgets to sign after taking oath today at the 1st session of the 17th Lok Sabha.
😂😂😂#LokSabha #Parliament pic.twitter.com/G83bonPP6m— Pradeep Dwivedi (@D_Pradeep_) June 18, 2019
The beauty of our constitution, a wage laborer’s daughter swearing-in
Remya Haridas, daughter of a daily wage labourer, who was handpicked by Shri @RahulGandhi ji has created history by becoming the 2nd ever Dalit woman MP from Kerala.
Let this victory be a testament to the @INCIndia‘s commitment to social justice & equity. pic.twitter.com/gNTJ3k6exg
— IYC Kerala (@IYCKerala) June 17, 2019
Will it be called bullying? He concluded with Jai Bheem!
Today, I was welcomed with some slogans when I stood up to take my oath on the Constitution of India https://t.co/bQo1mTvjOK
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 18, 2019
Since she is from Mathura, she concluded with ‘Radhe-Radhe’
While Samajwadi Party’s MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq finds chanting Vande Mataram against Islam, asaduddin Owaisi chants Allahu Akbar, BJP MP Hema Malini concludes her oath with Radhe Radhe. The difference!#VandeMataram pic.twitter.com/UlAdSUtwvt
— Geetika Swami (@SwamiGeetika) June 18, 2019
And again, the curious case of Vande Mataram and Islam
“Jahan tak Vande Mataram ka taaluq hai, it is against Islam & we can’t follow it,” says Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq.
Ye desh Ashfaqulla Khan,Abul Kalam Azad,Abdul Hamid jese veeron ka hai jinhone #VandeMataram ka gungaan krke desh ka nam roushan kia.🇮🇳 @ShefVaidya pic.twitter.com/VzatPnM5rp
— Anita Chauhan (@anita_chauhan80) June 18, 2019
The evergreen case of ‘Ram Mandir’
#WATCH: Slogans of ‘Mandir vahin banayenge’ were raised in the Lok Sabha as BJP’s winning candidate from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj took oath as a Member of Parliament, in Sanskrit, earlier today. pic.twitter.com/Cr6IQNbXJF
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2019
Use of technology
As I take my oath today as the Member of Parliament at Loksabha representing Malkajgiri Constituency, I promise to uphold the values of the House and be the Voice of the people, bearing my allegiance to the Constitution of our great Country.#revanthreddy #LokSabha pic.twitter.com/b4CdWArkfl
— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) June 18, 2019
Traditional dress is always welcome!
ಲೋಕಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿಂದು ಸಂಸತ್ ಸದಸ್ಯನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಕ್ಷಣ.
Took oath as member of the 17th #LokSabha. Always will be grateful & duty bound towards the people of Mysuru-Kodagu constituency, who have given me one more opportunity to serve them. Thanks to our PM Sri @NarendraModi ji pic.twitter.com/xxOuSil6bW— Pratap Simha (@mepratap) June 17, 2019
The same name, hope to make someday there too!
Union Minister @drharshvardhan takes oath of office as 17th #LokSabha MP pic.twitter.com/eEVKj00uVK
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) June 17, 2019
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