Parliament LIVE: BJP's JP Nadda To Be Leader Of House In Rajya Sabha

On the construction of the country's first 'Dedicated Test Railway Track', North Western Railway CPRO Captain Shashi Kiran said, "Indian Railway's first dedicated test track is being built in Rajasthan under the North Eastern Railways, near Jodhpur's Sambhar Station. It is a 64km dedicated test track. High-speed rolling stock would be tested at the speed of 220 kmph. It is being built in two phases at the cost of Rs. 820 crores. It would be complete by December 2025. The work for 27 km is complete... Not just the Indian Railways, but we would be able to test the rolling stocks of foreign countries also..."

New Delhi: On Tuesday, june 25, a long queue was spotted in Mayur Vihar amid water crisis in national capital. 

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day 

Rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi on Monday following heavy winds resulting in some respite from the scorching heat. 

The workers of the AIADMK on Monday staged a protest in Rameswaram against the Tamil Nadu government over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda on Monday launched 'Stop Diarrhoea Campaign 2024' in Delhi.

After taking oath as the Member of Lok Sabha, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said, "I want to thank the voters of Bengaluru South for giving me this opportunity to be their voice in the parliament, to be their representative in the parliament for the second consecutive time. The country has reposed its faith in the leadership of the prime minister and for the third consecutive term, the country has given an opportunity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the country forward. The last ten years have been truly historic and the next five years promise to be even greater in terms of achievements and accomplishments collectively as a nation. I am very confident that the 18th Lok Sabha that has begun today on a very auspicious note will herald a new chapter of growth, prosperity and inclusive development for every single person in the country."

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.

Dinesh Chandra Yadav, JD(U) takes oath as Member of Parliament (Madhepura, Bihar)

Goa CM Pramod Sawant says, "The Constitution was actually in danger during the Congress regime. Under PM Modi's regime it is 'Sab Ka Sath Sab Ka Vikas'..."

Parimal Suklabaidya, (BJP) takes oath as Member of Parliament (Silchar, Assam) 
 

Kripanath Mallah, (BJP) takes oath as Member of Parliament (Karimganj (SC), Assam) 
 

Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda has written a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge questioning the Congress party's silence on the Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy. 

"I was shocked that when such a huge disaster has taken place, the Congress party led by you has maintained a stoic silence on this. At this juncture, the BJP and the entire nation indeed demand that you press upon the DMK-INDI Alliance Tamil Nadu government to go for a CBI probe and ensure the immediate removal of Muthuswamy as minister...," reads the letter. 

A BJP delegation led by its state chief K Annamalai on Monday met Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, seeking a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that left 53 people dead.

In a post on 'X,' Annamalai claimed that 60 lives have been lost due to the tragedy and also urged Ravi to direct Chief Minister M K Stalin to drop his cabinet colleague S Muthusamy, who holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio, holding him 'responsible' for the episode. "We also requested the Governor to insist to the Chief Minister to remove the Prohibition and Excise minister," Annamalai added.

Former Odisha CM and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik chaired a meeting of the BJD Parliamentary Party (Rajya Sabha) on Monday, June 24. "Naveen Patnaik ji chaired the meeting of the BJD parliamentary party and has very strongly advised and directed us to be a very strong and effective opposition in the Parliament. 9 Rajya Sabha MPs of the Biju Janata Dal will be the strong voice of the state in the Parliament and will raise issues of 4.5 crore people of Odisha..." said BJD MP Dr Sasmit Patra. 

The BJP leaders and workers held protest at Freedom Park against the Congress party on Monday, June 24. The protestors were later detained by Karnataka Police. 

The BJP workers were demanding an apology from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for the emergency imposed in India by former PM Late Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975.

In a major setback to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court has refused to hear his bail plea. “If we pass an order now, we will be prejudging the issue. It is not a subordinate court, it is a High Court,” said Justice Misra.

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu chaired the first cabinet meeting at the secretariat on Monday, June 24. 

Delhi ministers Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gahlot and Imran Hussain have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis. The AAP leaders have urged for PM's intervention in getting 100 MGD of Delhi's share of water from Haryana on priority.

"...Modi Ji tried to break the Constitution, that's why today leaders of all parties have come together and are protesting. There was a Gandhi statue here...they are breaking all democratic norms, that's why today we want to show that Modi Ji, you should move ahead according to the Constitution..." On PM Modi's remarks about the Emergency, he says, "He will say this 100 times. Without declaring an emergency, you are doing this. How long do you want to rule by talking about this?" said Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge. 

As the 18 Lok Sabha commenced on Monday, the opposition leaders entered the Parliament with a copy of Constitution in their hand. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took oath as the member of 18th Lok Sabha on Monday, June 24. The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking oath as the Leader of the House.  

PM Narendra Modi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday, June 24. The first session of the 18 Lok Sabha commenced on June 24. 

The first session of 18th Lok Sabha commenced on Monday, June 24 with national anthem at the new Parliament building. 

PM Modi arrived at the Parliament ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha session on Monday. PM Modi addressed the nation ahead of the commencement of the first session. He congratulated all the newly-elected MPs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Parliament on Monday ahead of the commencement of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha.

President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to B Mahtab as pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha on Monday. June 24. 

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday called on BJP leader B Mahtab ahead of his swearing in as pro-tem speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu. Rijiju was accompanied by his deputies Arjun Ram Meghwal and L Murugan.

"Had the privilege of meeting Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab ji before his swearing-in ceremony as the pro tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha.… His wisdom & experience are invaluable as he embarks on this journey. Looking forward to working together. Best wishes to him," Rijiju wrote on X.

Union minister Ramdas Athawale has said his Republican Party of India (A) supports conducting a caste census in the country and believes some way should be found for it. "My party demands that some way should be found because once the caste-based census is done, we will know the percentage of every caste in the population," the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said.       

Maintaining that it will provide "significant benefits" in employment for the OBC category, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Sunday announced an increase in annual income limit for creamy layer from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh.

Saini was addressing a gathering at 'OBC Morcha Sarv Samaj Samrasta Sammelan' held in Gurugram. The move comes months before Haryana Assembly polls likely to be held in October.

In the first session of Lok Sabha, the Opposition is likely to protest over the issue of irregularities in the NEET and UGC-NET examination. 

All INDI bloc MPs will enter the Lok Sabha together, to represent the unity in the alliance, said reports. The MPs are likely to carry a constitution. 

The 18th Lok Sabha will begin on Monday, June 24, after the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election.