Out On Parole, Amritpal Singh, Engineer Rashid Take Oath As Lok Sabha MPs

The MPs-elect took oath in the chamber of the Lok Sabha Speaker. New Delhi: Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who were granted parole to take oath as members of the Lok Sabha, were sworn in as MPs on Friday amid heavy deployment of security personnel in and around … Read more

Members Can’t Raising Slogans During Oath: Lok Sabha Speaker Amends Rule

Om Birla added a fresh clause to ‘Directions by the Speaker’ (File/PTI) New Delhi: With some Lok Sabha members resorting to sloganeering during the oath, Speaker Om Birla amended the rule, barring MPs-elect from adding any remark to the oath as members of the House. Mr Birla added a fresh clause to ‘Direction 1’ of … Read more