Different styles were seen in the first day first show of the 18th Lok Sabha, there was a round of taunts and jokes between the opposition and the government

New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on Monday, where the ruling party as well as the opposition appeared in different styles inside the House. On the first day, while the newly elected MPs were to take oath, on the other hand, the family members of many MPs were also seen there on this occasion. On Monday, while some parties resorted to a particular color to identify themselves, people’s eyes were fixed on some MPs. In the session that began with the national anthem on Monday, first the Lok Sabha Secretary General placed the list of newly elected MPs in the Lok Sabha on the table in Hindi and English, after which Bhartrihari Mahtab, as the Protem Speaker (Acting Speaker), announced the panel of the Protem Speaker. In the House, first PM Modi, then the panel of the Protem Speaker, then the ministers of the Modi government and then the MPs state wise in alphabetical order took oath.

Sharp attitude of opposition
PM Narendra Modi was the first to take oath in the House. When PM Modi arrived at the podium in an off-white kurta and jacket to take the oath, the entire House suddenly became noisy. While the ruling party was seen continuously raising slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Modi-Modi’, the opposition was seen showing the copy of the Constitution. During PM Modi’s oath, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi first stood up with a copy of the Constitution, after which all the opposition members started showing the copy of the Constitution. When the PM was pronouncing the words Constitution and democracy, the opposition party was seen making sarcasm and saying ‘Oho-Oho’. On the other hand, when it was the turn of the Protem Speaker panel to take oath after the PM, the opposition started protesting. DMK’s TR Balu, Congress’s K Suresh and TMC’s Sudip Bandhopadhyay were included in the panel from the opposition side, but the opposition was seen opposing the panel. The opposition alleged that the government ignored parliamentary decorum while selecting the Protem Speaker. When Home Minister Amit Shah came to take oath, opposition MPs waved copies of the Constitution. When the country’s Education Minister arrived to take oath amid the political uproar over the NEET exam in the country, the opposition camp was seen hooting at him/her, raising slogans of ‘NEET-NEET’ ‘Cheat-Cheat’.

There was a ruckus in the house
On the first day, there was a lot of joking in the House. Although it was from both sides, but the opposition camp seemed to be an expert in it. The opposition was seen joking and joking according to the members taking oath. When former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan went to sign at the reporter desk after taking oath, the opposition was seen joking with him/her by saying ‘mama-mama’. During this, TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee was seen continuously commenting and joking in the first half. When JDU’s Lallan Singh stood up to take oath, Kalyan Banerjee was seen singing a popular Hindi song in the House – ‘Dost-dost na raha…’ Then he/she started saying that hey, he/she is our very old friend. Taking a dig at Bihar’s senior leader and minister Giriraj Singh, Banerjee smiled and said that our seats increased because of you. When TDP MPs came to take oath, the opposition started jokingly telling them to come to our side. It is noteworthy that the eyes of the India Alliance are still on TDP and JDU. They feel that in the coming time these parties can leave NDA. When Andhra Pradesh BJP President D Purandeswari went to take oath, the opposition teased her jokingly that are they making her the Speaker? Actually, Purandeswari’s name is also in the race for the Speaker. On the other hand, seeing the lunch time approaching, BJP MP and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy was seen continuously pleading from the chair to take a lunch break in the House for lunch time.

Colour codes and costumes
On the first day, the colour code of the parties was seen in the House and the dress and attire of many MPs was eye-catching. While TDP MPs were seen wearing yellow angavas in the House, SP, which registered its presence in the lower house in large numbers this time, made a red cap and a pink gamchha around the neck its dress and colour code. Although all the SP MPs may not have a red cap on their heads, all their members, including women MPs, definitely had a pink gamchha around their necks. Rahul Gandhi was seen in his/her trademark white T-shirt and black trousers, while LJP MP Chirag Paswan was seen in a white kurta, blue dailim and a wide tilak on his/her forehead. After taking the oath, he/she went near PM Modi and bowed down to him/her. Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut was seen in an off-white sari blouse, while Kerala’s Thrissur MP Gopi Suresh was seen signing the oath register in his/her traditional attire and white shoes with big rings on his/her hands. Anita Chauhan, MP from Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, arrived to take oath wearing her traditional attire and lots of traditional silver jewellery.

Oath in different languages, many forgot
On the first day, all the members of Lok Sabha took oath in Hindi and English as well as in various regional languages ​​and Sanskrit. These included languages ​​like Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Dogri. While some members went straight to their seats after taking oath, they were reminded to sign by fellow MPs or the staff of the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Former Karnataka CM SD Kumaraswamy was also among those who forgot.