Parliament Session 2024: Rahul Gandhi Protest As BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab Becomes Pro-Tem Speaker

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The 18th Lok Sabha's first session began with opposition protests against alleged constitutional violations by the Modi government. Led by Rahul Gandhi, opposition MPs held copies of the Constitution during oath-taking ceremonies. The protest stemmed from the appointment of BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker.

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00:00Pradhan Mantri ji, Amit Shah ji are doing the constitution on the constitution

00:06that is not acceptable for us, we will not let that happen

00:10that is why we took the oath and held the constitution

00:16we will protect the constitution

00:20and our constitution long live

00:24people do not expect that there will be drama and mischief

00:30people want substance, not slogans

00:54the attack that Pradhan Mantri ji, Amit Shah ji are doing on the constitution

01:22that is not acceptable for us, we will not let that happen

01:26that is why we took the oath and held the constitution

01:32our message is that no power can touch the constitution of India

01:40that is why we took the oath and held the constitution

01:44that is why we took the oath and held the constitution

02:10KC Venugopal stated that they are committed to protect and uphold the constitution and give voice to the people's issues in parliament

02:18the immediate trigger of this protest was the appointment of the BJP MP Bharat Ruhari Mehtab as the pro tem speaker

02:25instead of Congress leader Keshav Resh who is an 8 term MP

02:29the opposition viewed this as a violation of constitutional provision and earlier precedence

02:34as a result they also decided to boycott the tradition of assisting the pro tem speaker during the oath taking ceremony

02:41the session marks the beginning of 18th Lok Sabha following general elections

02:45where the National Democratic Alliance led by BJP secured 293 seats

02:50down from 350 which it won in 2019

02:53while the India bloc won 234 seats and the Congress holding 99 of them

02:58PM Modi also in his address highlighted the youthful composition of the new Lok Sabha

03:02and had emphasised the importance of consensus building alongside the majority rule

03:07he pledged to serve India's 140 crore people collectively and promised increased efforts in his third term

03:14the new Lok Sabha speaker is scheduled to be elected on 26th of June

03:17followed by President Draupadi Murugan's joint address by 27th of June

03:22this parliament session is expected to be contentious with opposition parties preparing to challenge the government

03:28on various issues including election of speaker, allegation of the NEET exam paper leak and the appointment of the pro tem speaker

Parliament Session 2024: Rahul Gandhi Protest As BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab Becomes Pro-Tem Speaker

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