<p>Senior BJP leader Virendra Kumar was on Monday administered the oath of office as pro-tem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind.</p>.<p>In a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, 65-year-old Kumar took oath as pro-tem speaker in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and other dignitaries.</p>.<p>As the pro-tem Speaker, Kumar will administer oath to each of the 541 members of the 17th Lok Sabha and also preside over the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker.</p>.<p>A three-member panel comprising Kodukunnil Suresh (Congress), Brijbhushan Sharan Singh (BJP) and Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJD) will assist Kumar in the discharge of his duties as pro-tem Speaker.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first to take oath as member in the new Lok Sabha followed by his council of ministers at the swearing-in ceremony that will be spread over two days.</p>.<p>After the council of ministers, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will take oath as member of the Lok Sabha. A member can participate in the business of the House only after taking oath or making his affirmation.</p>.<p>Other members of the Lok Sabha will be invited to take the oath in the alphabetical order of the states. Within a state, too, the MPs would be called in an alphabetical order of their names to avoid any confusion.</p>.<p>In a first, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has provided online formats of the oath or affirmation in all 22 languages in which the members can take the oath.</p>.<p>Members are expected to read from the official draft of the oath and not to add any word or change any sentence. This is been done as a precautionary measure. The MPs take oath either in the name of God or the Constitution.</p>
<p>Senior BJP leader Virendra Kumar was on Monday administered the oath of office as pro-tem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind.</p>.<p>In a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, 65-year-old Kumar took oath as pro-tem speaker in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and other dignitaries.</p>.<p>As the pro-tem Speaker, Kumar will administer oath to each of the 541 members of the 17th Lok Sabha and also preside over the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker.</p>.<p>A three-member panel comprising Kodukunnil Suresh (Congress), Brijbhushan Sharan Singh (BJP) and Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJD) will assist Kumar in the discharge of his duties as pro-tem Speaker.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first to take oath as member in the new Lok Sabha followed by his council of ministers at the swearing-in ceremony that will be spread over two days.</p>.<p>After the council of ministers, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will take oath as member of the Lok Sabha. A member can participate in the business of the House only after taking oath or making his affirmation.</p>.<p>Other members of the Lok Sabha will be invited to take the oath in the alphabetical order of the states. Within a state, too, the MPs would be called in an alphabetical order of their names to avoid any confusion.</p>.<p>In a first, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has provided online formats of the oath or affirmation in all 22 languages in which the members can take the oath.</p>.<p>Members are expected to read from the official draft of the oath and not to add any word or change any sentence. This is been done as a precautionary measure. The MPs take oath either in the name of God or the Constitution.</p>
