India
oi-PTI
The
first
session
of
the
18th
Lok
Sabha
beginning
Monday
will
see
oath-taking
by
newly
elected
members
followed
by
election
of
the
Lok
Sabha
Speaker
on
June
26
and
President
Droupadi
Murmu’s
address
to
joint
sitting
of
both
the
Houses
on
June
27.
The
row
over
appointment
of
BJP
leader
and
seven-term
member
Bhartruhari
Mahtab
as
the
pro-tem
speaker
is
likely
to
cast
shadow
over
the
session.
The
move
has
drawn
flak
from
the
opposition,
which
alleged
that
the
claim
of
Congress
member
K
Suresh
to
the
post
was
overlooked
by
the
government.
Mahtab
Parliamentary
Affairs
Minister
Kiren
Rijiju
asserted
that
Mahtab
has
had
seven
uninterrupted
terms
as
Lok
Sabha
member,
making
him
eligible
for
the
post,
while
Suresh
lost
elections
in
1998
and
2004
which
makes
his
current
term
as
the
fourth
straight
one
in
the
lower
house.
Earlier,
he
was
elected
to
the
Lok
Sabha
in
1989,
1991,
1996
and
1999.
Will
Be
The
Opposition’s
Key
Issues
In
The
18th
Lok
Sabha’s
First
Session?
On
Monday,
President
Droupadi
Murmu
will
administer
the
oath
to
Mahtab
as
the
pro-tem
Speaker
of
the
Lok
Sabha
at
the
Rashtrapati
Bhawan.
Mahtab
will
then
reach
Parliament
House
and
call
the
Lok
Sabha
to
order
at
11
am.
The
proceedings
will
begin
with
members
observing
a
moment
of
silence
on
the
occasion
of
the
first
sitting
of
the
18th
Lok
Sabha.
This
will
be
followed
by
Lok
Sabha
Secretary
General
Utpal
Kumar
Singh
placing
on
the
table
of
the
House
the
list
of
the
members
elected
to
the
lower
house.
Mahtab
will
then
call
upon
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
the
Leader
of
the
Lok
Sabha,
to
take
oath
as
member
of
the
House.
The
pro-tem
speaker
will
then
administer
oath
to
the
panel
of
chairpersons
appointed
by
the
President
to
assist
him
in
carrying
out
the
proceedings
of
the
House
till
the
election
of
the
Speaker
on
June
26.
The
President
has
appointed
Kodikunnil
Suresh
(Congress),
T
R
Baalu
(DMK),
Radha
Mohan
Singh
and
Faggan
Singh
Kulaste
(both
BJP)
and
Sudip
Bandyopadhyay
(TMC)
to
assist
Mahtab
in
administering
the
oath/affirmation
to
the
newly
elected
members
of
the
Lok
Sabha.
After
the
panel
of
chairpersons,
the
pro-tem
speaker
will
administer
the
oath/affirmation
as
Lok
Sabha
members
to
the
Council
of
Ministers.
The
members
from
states,
in
alphabetical
order,
will
take
oath
or
make
affirmation
over
the
next
two
days.
Is
Lok
Sabha
Speaker
Election?
Who
Are
The
Front
Runners?
The
election
to
the
post
of
Lok
Sabha
Speaker
will
take
place
on
Wednesday
and
the
prime
minister
will
introduce
his
council
of
ministers
to
the
House
soon
after.
The
President
is
scheduled
to
address
the
joint
sitting
of
both
houses
of
Parliament
on
June
27.
The
debate
on
the
Motion
of
Thanks
to
the
President’s
Address
will
begin
on
June
28.
The
prime
minister
is
expected
to
respond
to
the
debate
on
July
2
or
3.
Both
the
Houses
are
expected
to
go
into
a
brief
recess
and
re-assemble
on
July
22
for
the
presentation
of
the
Union
Budget.
