NEWS RAHUL LS
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi took oath as Member of Parliament on Monday. Gandhi returned from a tour abroad earlier in the day and arrived at Parliament while the swearing in of the new members was on. Rahul Gandhi represents Wayanad in Kerala in the new Lok Sabha. There was loud applause as Rahul Gandhi, who reached parliament around 4pm got up and walked up to take the oath.
A relaxed and refreshed Rahul Gandhi sat on the front row with his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. While PM Modi was sworn in first, the main leader on the Opposition side, Sonia Gandhi, would be called for the swearing in later, on Tuesday, when the members from Uttar Pradesh are called in one by one. Congress and UPA members protested this. –IHN=NN