Monday, May 27th, 2019
First session of new Lok Sabha likely to begin on June 6
The first session of the newly elected Lok Sabha is likely to begin on June 6 and end on June 15, sources said on Monday. A pro-tem Speaker is also expected to be appointed on the opening day. Session schedule According to the sources, the pro-tem Speaker will administer the oath to all newly elected MPs, and the Speaker is expected to be elected on June 10. After the Speaker is chosen, both Houses will take up the motion of thanks, to which Narendra Modi will reply. President Ram NathRead More
Science beat arithmetic in 2019 polls, says Modi on Varanasi visit
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi thanked the people of Varanasi on Monday, 27 May, for placing their faith in him, and offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple. It was his first visit to the constituency since he won the Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin of 4.79 lakh votes. What Modi said Modi rejected the description of the BJP as a “Hindi heartland” party, saying its seat share was growing in other states including Tamil Nadu, and pointing out that it ran governments in the Northeast, where some peopleRead More
‘Elected PM, but a worker for you’: Modi thanks BJP workers in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi on Monday to thank voters after the BJP‘s victory, and told party workers that he remained one of them. Modi’s message Modi recalled that Varanasi’s workers had asked him not to come to the city for a month during the campaign, and said he had treated their request as a priority. “The country may have chosen me as the PM but for you, I am a worker,” he said. He said supporters in Kashi had not judged the electionRead More