BJP MP Kripanath Mallah from Karimganj takes oath in ‘Bangla’

June 17:Kripanath Mallah after switching sides from Congress to BJP before the last Assembly Election has set his career graph in ascending order. In a span of just a year, Mallah became the Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly. But very soon he got ticket from BJP and contested the recently concluded Lok Sabha Election. He won the Karimganj seat and on Monday took oath as Member of Parliament in Bengali. People of the valley expressed happiness when they saw Mr. Mallah taking oath in ‘Bangla.’ Dr. Rajdeep Roy, MP Silchar also took the oath in Bengali.

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The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha is underway with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other lawmakers, including Lok Sabha debutant Amit Shah, taking oath as MPs. Before the session’s commencement, BJP’s Virendra Kumar was sworn-in as the Pro Tem speaker and will conduct elections for the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

PM Modi’s in his address ahead of the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha says, “Today marks the start of the first session after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. I welcome all new MPs. With them come new hopes, new aspirations and new determination to serve (the country).”

Narendra Modi emphasises on the essential role of the opposition in a democracy. “The opposition shouldn’t worry about their numbers. We value their opinions and feelings. I hope they will speak actively and participate in house proceedings,” he says.

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