Lok Sabha session highlights: Rahul Gandhi, K Suresh huddle at Kharge's house for Speaker poll

Lok Sabha session live: Union minister G Kishan Reddy has slammed Asaduddin Owaisi for his words during oath taking ceremony in the Parliament. Reddy said, "The slogan 'Jai Palestine' given by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament today is absolutely wrong. This is against the rules of the House. He does not say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' while living in India... People should understand that he does unconstitutional work while living in the country."

Lok Sabha session live: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi stirred controversy on Tuesday by concluding his oath-taking in the 18th Lok Sabha with the slogan "Jai Palestine." Owaisi, who was re-elected as MP from Hyderabad parliamentary constituency, took the oath in Urdu and ended it with slogans – ‘Jai Bheem, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine’. Dig Deeper

Lok Sabha session live: Reacting to AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi's slogan in favour of Palestine during his oath in the Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "We do not have any enmity with Palestine or any other country. While taking the oath is it proper for any member to raise the slogan praising another country...We will have to check the rules if it is appropriate..."

The Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha will be appointed through a rare election after the INDIA bloc decided to field its own candidate for the post. The previous Speaker and BJP leader Om Birla will be contesting against Congress party’s veteran leader and eight-time parliamentarian K Suresh for the coveted post on June 26.

Going by the numbers, Om Birla is expected to be re-elected as Speaker, but political commentators say the election for the post is all about principles for the opposition parties. Read more.

Lok Sabha session live: Congress MP Kishori Lal from Amethi is taking oath. Lal defeated BJP candidate Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha Election 2024.

Lok Sabha session live: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is taking oath in the Lower House of the Parliament

Lok Sabha session live: Newly elected MPs from Uttar Pradesh are taking oath in the Lower House of the Parliament.

Lok Sabha session live: Hema Malini, the BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura and a well-known actress, took her oath as a member of the Lower House on Tuesday.

In Mathura, Hema Malini, often called Bollywood’s ‘dream girl,’ won the election against Congress candidate Mukesh Dhangar by a margin of 2,93,407 votes.

Lok Sabha session live: Arun Govil, the BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and renowned Ramayan actor, took his oath as a member of the Lower House on Tuesday. He took his oath in Sanskrit.

Arun Govil, renowned for his portrayal of Lord Ram in the popular TV serial Ramayan won against Samajwadi Party's (SP) Sunita Verma from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Lok Sabha session live: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is also the candidate for the Wayanad by-election, arrive at Parliament ahead of Rahul Gandhi's oath-taking as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha today.

Lok Sabha session live: Commenting on the INDIA bloc nominating a candidate for the Speaker post of the 18th Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “We had a conversation with all the floor leaders of the Opposition regarding the post of the Speaker. The Speaker is not for a party; it is for the functioning of the House. The Speaker is elected unanimously. It is disheartening that Congress has nominated its candidate for the Speaker. No election has ever taken place for the post of the Speaker. Congress put this condition that if they get the post of Deputy Speaker, they will support our candidate for the Speaker's post. This give and take of posts of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker is not right.”

Lok Sabha session live: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi took oath as a member of the Lower House on Tuesday.

Owaisi won against BJP candidate Madhavi Latha from the Hyderabad constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Lok Sabha session live: Union minister and BJP leader Amit Shah took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi over the imposition of Emergency by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

"The Congress crushed the spirit of our Constitution several times for the sake of maintaining a certain family in power. Indira Gandhi unleashed ruthless atrocities on the people of India during Emergency. The yuvraj of the Congress party has forgotten that his grandmother imposed the Emergency and his father, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, on July 23, 1985, said in the Lok Sabha, taking much pride in this horrific episode, “There is nothing wrong with an Emergency”. Mr. Rajiv Gandhi even said, “If any Prime Minister of this country who feels that an Emergency is necessary, under these circumstances and does not apply the Emergency, he is not fit to be the Prime Minister of this country.” This very act of taking pride in a dictatorial act shows that nothing else is dear to the Congress other than the family and power,” he wrote on X.

Lok Sabha session live: DMK MP A Raja from Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri has taken oath in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha session live: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has slammed the Congress party, saying that it wants to enforce election of Speaker

“The Speaker is beyond parties and politics and its considerations. He does not belong to a party and therefore, there has been a long-held principle that the Speaker should be unanimously elected but instead, the Congress party wants to enforce an election on this position,” said Shehzad Poonawalla as quoted by news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha session live: On the election of the Speaker, Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said, "As far as I know, the Speaker is always elected unanimously. Because the Speaker does not belong to any party, he belongs to the entire House. This is the first time that voting will take place for the post of Speaker. And this is not a good start. Especially when the ruling party has the numbers, only the INDIA bloc can tell why the process is being broken..."

Lok Sabha session live: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran from Tamil Nadu's Chennai Central constituency has taken oath in the Lok Sabha.

Lok Sabha session live: Tamil Nadu Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil has taken oath in the Lok Sabha.

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Lok Sabha session live: Congress MP and INDIA bloc's Speaker candidate says, “It's not solely about numbers; it's about upholding the tradition of the Lok Sabha. Historically, the Speaker's position is assigned to the ruling party, while the Deputy Speaker's role is designated for the opposition. However, the government is unwilling to concede the Deputy Speaker's position to us. Hence, we've decided to contest.”

Lok Sabha session live: The Day 2 proceedings of the Lower House session have been adjourned until 2.15 PM. The remaining MPs will take oath after the proceedings resume.

Lok Sabha session live: Om Birla, BJP MP from Kota, was sworn in as a member of the Lower House on Monday, alongside other newly elected MPs. He is the designated NDA candidate for the Speaker post of the 18th Lok Sabha.

- In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Om Birla secured victory with a margin of 41,974 votes from Rajasthan's Kota constituency, amassing a total of 7,50,496 votes.

- His opponent in the elections was former BJP member and Congress candidate Prahlad Gunjal.

- Om Birla's tenure as Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha was marked by his unanimous election to the position.

- Engaged in agriculture and social work, Om Birla has been actively involved in politics since his student days. He held the position of state unit president of the Bhartiya Yuva Morcha in 1991 and served as vice-president at the national level.

Lok Sabha session live: Regarding the election for the Lok Sabha Speaker post, Union Civil Aviation Minister and TDP leader Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said, “It's not advisable to impose conditions. Democracy operates without conditions. Regarding the Speaker election, the NDA has fulfilled its responsibilities. Senior leader Rajnath Singh reached out to everyone, including the opposition, requesting their support for Om Birla ji's nomination. However, when it came to reciprocating, the opposition insisted on conditions, requesting the Deputy Speaker post. It's unprecedented to support the Speaker on a conditional basis...They're politicizing this matter as well.”

Lok Sabha session live: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the NDA government's refusal to grant the deputy Speaker post to the Opposition.

“Barely 24 hours after his hypocrisy-laden pravachan on consensus and cooperation the non-biological PM has made a contest for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker inevitable. Convention has been that the Speaker is elected unanimously and the Deputy Speaker's post goes to the Opposition. The non-biological PM has broken this tradition. It is actually no surprise. He has still not woken up to the reality of the 2024 poll verdict which was a PPM defeat for him--personal, political and moral,” he wrote on X.

Lok Sabha session live: Commenting on the Kerala Assembly's resolution to change the name of the state, BJP MP Suresh Gopi says, "I have nothing to say. It is their wish and right and they will do it. If it is legitimate, it will happen... It is not a matter of discussion... The authorities will take care of the wish of the people of Kerala..."

Regarding the Emergency, he states, “It is the biggest blot.”