Lok Sabha session to begin from June 24 with oath-taking, pro tem Speaker election

New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha newly-elected MPs, which will see newly-elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking the oath, followed by the election of Speaker and President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint sitting of both the Houses.

In a historical development, 18th Lok Sabha comprising of newly-elected MPs will start its operations on June 24. The 18th Lok Sabha will see oath-taking by newly elected members followed by election of the Lok Sabha Speaker on June 26 and finally the President address by Droupadi Murmu.

Ahead of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, the NDA government and the INDIA bloc sparred on the issue of Pro-tem Speaker with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accusing the Congress of resorting to lies and the opposition threatening to refuse to join the panel of chairpersons in the House.