Parliament Session 2024: The first session of the new Lok Sabha begins, strong opposition in front of the government after 10 years

Lok Sabha Session 2024:The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began today on Monday 24 June. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as a member of the House for the third consecutive time. Sharing his views just before the first meeting of the House, the Prime Minister said that all efforts will be made to move forward with “consensus” to serve the people of the country. He said, “I hope that this session of Parliament will be productive and the opposition parties will fulfill their responsibility as the people’s opposition and will participate in the debate by staying away from disruption and drama.” In the 18th Lok Sabha, the opposition parties are in a much better position than in the last two Lok Sabhas. That is, after about 10 years, the strength of the opposition will be seen in the Lok Sabha.

What will happen in the next few days in the new Lok Sabha

Before the proceedings of the new Lok Sabha began, President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath to seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the Protem Speaker of the Lok Sabha at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He later administered the oath to many MPs including Prime Minister Modi and members of his cabinet. The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will run till July 3 and there will be 8 meetings during this period. During the first session, some very important legislative work will be done, the completion of which is necessary for the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha.

• The newly elected members of the House will be sworn in for the first two days of the current session of the Lok Sabha. Pro tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab and a panel of his colleagues will administer the oath to all the MPs.

• The new Lok Sabha will elect its speaker on Wednesday. Until the speaker is elected, the pro tem speaker will conduct the proceedings of the House.

• On Thursday, President Draupadi Murmu will address the joint session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

• The agenda of the NDA government for the next 5 years will be presented in the President’s address to the joint session of both the houses of Parliament.

• After the President’s address, a motion of thanks will be presented, which will be debated in both houses of Parliament.

• On July 2-3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM Modi) will respond to the debate on the motion of thanks presented after the President’s address in both houses of Parliament one after the other.

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Who will get itPost of Lok Sabha Speaker?

The election of the new speaker of Lok Sabha is to be held on Wednesday, June 26. But the picture is not clear yet about the stand of the ruling and opposition parties on this. According to sources, the BJP-led NDA is demanding that the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker be done unanimously as per tradition. The opposition parties also agree to this, but they are also saying that according to the same tradition, the post of deputy speaker should be given to the opposition. It is being said that some Congress leaders are insisting on making 8-time MP K Suresh the opposition’s candidate for the post of deputy speaker. The opposition had also demanded that K Suresh be made the pro tem speaker as he is the most senior member of the House, but the government handed over this responsibility to BJP leader and seven-time MP Bhratruhari Mahtab in his place. The government says that K Suresh has not become an MP for 8 consecutive times, so he was not made the pro tem speaker as the most senior MP.

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Which issues can India Alliance raise in Parliament?

According to sources, the alliance of opposition parties ‘INDIA’ can raise many important issues including the large-scale rigging in the NEET UG examination for medical admission in this session of Parliament. These include issues like the recent train accident in West Bengal, Manipur violence, caste census, inflation, implementation of new criminal laws passed in the last term of the Modi government, sudden surge in the country’s stock markets after the exit polls and the terrible fall on the day of the election results. On the very first day of the new Lok Sabha, opposition MPs including all the big leaders of the Congress protested in the Parliament premises by holding the Constitution in their hands. This attitude of the opposition is indicating that the upcoming session of Parliament can be very tumultuous. Kharge has also indicated many such issues in his social media post, which the opposition can raise in the Parliament.

Prime Minister Modi Ji used his customary words more than necessary today. This is called, the rope burnt but the strength did not go away.

The country was hopeful that Modiji would say something on important issues.

🔹We will show some sympathy towards the youth regarding the paper leak in NEET and other recruitment exams, but… pic.twitter.com/AoPRqoURG5

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) June 24, 2024

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The government hopes for better coordination with the opposition

There itself,Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that he is looking forward to a positive coordination with the opposition to run Parliament. In a post on social media platform X, Rijiju said that he will always be available to assist the members of Parliament as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. He wrote, “The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha begins today, June 24, 2024. I welcome all the newly elected honourable members. I will always be available to assist the members as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. I am looking forward to a positive coordination to run the House.”