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Amarinder Singh appointed Congress' deputy leader in LS

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday appointed Punjab former CM Captain Amarinder Singh as the party's deputy leader in the 16th Lok Sabha. Gandhi also appointed the Congress' whips in the Lok Sabha. Former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, will be the party's main floor manager. He will be assisted by another former union minister KC Venugopal and Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda. Scindia was one of the two Congress leaders who could save their seats in Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, Singh had defeated BJP's Arun Jaitley from Amritsar constituency in the 2014 polls. Jun 5, 2014
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Praful Patel files nomination for Rajya Sabha election

Mumbai, June 5 (ANI): Senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Thursday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha election in Maharashtra slated for June 19. NCP leader Tariq Anwar, who was elected to Lok Sabha, has quit his Rajya Sabha seat after which the NCP Parliamentary Board decided to field Patel for the position. Jun 5, 2014
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Rapes not happening only in one state: Dimple Yadav

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law and Lok Sabha Member Dimple Yadav on Thursday said the issue of women safety should be taken very seriously, and added that rapes are not just happening in only one state. She also said that the SP government is strict about such sensitive issues and are working towards the same. Jun 5, 2014
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Rapes not happening only in one state: Dimple Yadav

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law and Lok Sabha Member Dimple Yadav on Thursday said the issue of women safety should be taken very seriously, and added that rapes are not just happening in only one state. She also said that the SP government is strict about such sensitive issues and are working towards the same. Jun 5, 2014
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BJD confirms BJP'S proposal of Sumitra Mahajan as next LS speaker

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): BJD leader Jay Panda on Thursday confirmed BJP'S proposal of Sumitra Mahajan to be the next Lok Sabha Speaker. Mahajan will be the second woman to hold the key position after the outgoing Speaker Meira Kumar. Panda said that the party will support the proposal and that the decision is unanimous. Jun 5, 2014
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16th Lok Sabha Session: Ministers take oath as Members of Parliament - Part - 3

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): The second day of the 16th Lok Sabha began on Thursday with the oath taking ceremony of all Members of Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to take oath as the member of Lok Sabha and asked to take his oath by the Lok Sabha's Pro-Tem Speaker, Kamla Nath. He was then followed by senior BJP leader L.K.Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who also took their oath of allegiance in Hindi like Modi. Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh also took his oath and swore to abide by the Constitution. Some other ministers also took oath as the Members of Parliament including PA Sangma, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, HD Deve Gowda, Uma Bharti, Ram Vilas Paswan, Maneka Gandhi, Ananth Kumar, Harsimrat Kaur, Harsh Vardhan, and Gen (Retd) VK Singh. Jun 5, 2014
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16th Lok Sabha Session: Ministers take oath as Members of Parliament - Part - 2

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): The second day of the 16th Lok Sabha began on Thursday with the oath taking ceremony of all Members of Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to take oath as the member of Lok Sabha and asked to take his oath by the Lok Sabha's Pro-Tem Speaker, Kamla Nath. He was then followed by senior BJP leader L.K.Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who also took their oath of allegiance in Hindi like Modi. Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh also took his oath and swore to abide by the Constitution. Some other ministers also took oath as the Members of Parliament including PA Sangma, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, HD Deve Gowda, Uma Bharti, Ram Vilas Paswan, Maneka Gandhi, Ananth Kumar, Harsimrat Kaur, Harsh Vardhan, and Gen (Retd) VK Singh. Jun 5, 2014
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16th Lok Sabha Session: Ministers take oath as Members of Parliament - Part - 1

New Delhi, June 05 (ANI): The second day of the 16th Lok Sabha began on Thursday with the oath taking ceremony of all Members of Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to take oath as the member of Lok Sabha and asked to take his oath by the Lok Sabha's Pro-Tem Speaker, Kamla Nath. He was then followed by senior BJP leader L.K.Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who also took their oath of allegiance in Hindi like Modi. Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh also took his oath and swore to abide by the Constitution. Some other ministers also took oath as the Members of Parliament including PA Sangma, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, HD Deve Gowda, Uma Bharti, Ram Vilas Paswan, Maneka Gandhi, Ananth Kumar, Harsimrat Kaur, Harsh Vardhan, and Gen (Retd) VK Singh. Jun 5, 2014
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BJP promises good governance at 1st session of 16th Lok Sabha

New Delhi, June 04 (ANI): At the first session of 16th lower house of Parliament in New Delhi, BJP leader, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, said that the party is ready to meet challenges and provide good governance to the people of the country. The first session of 16th Lower House of the Parliament was held in New Delhi on Wednesday. NCP General Secretary, Tariq Anwar, said that he is positive about the new government. Jun 4, 2014