 "WATCH: MPs gather for group photo ahead of today's Parliament Session")
Members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha gathered at the inner courtyard of the old Parliament House on Tuesday for a group photograph, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament building. According to a Lok Sabha bulletin, first, a joint photograph will be taken of members of the Rajya Sabha and the 17th Lok Sabha. It will be followed by a group photograph of Rajya Sabha MPs and later, a group photograph of Lok Sabha members will be clicked. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will be seated in the first row.
#WATCH | Special Session of Parliament | Members of Parliament gather for a joint photo session.
— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2023
The proceeding of the House will take place in the New Parliament Building from today. pic.twitter.com/7NZ58OmInm
All Members of Parliament Gather for a Group Photograph in Front of the New Parliament Building.#RajyaSabha #LokSabha #NewParliamentBuilding #NewParliamentHouse #ParliamentSpecialSession pic.twitter.com/OXqbrxFtLs
— SansadTV (@sansad_tv) September 19, 2023
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Union Cabinet ministers, leaders of parties having strengths of eight and above in the Lok Sabha and five and above in the Rajya Sabha, senior members, the oldest member, BJP president JP Nadda and the secretary-general of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will also be seated in the front row, another bulletin said. After a function in the Central Hall of the old building, proceedings will shift to the new building. While Lok Sabha will meet at the new building at 1.15 pm, Rajya Sabha proceedings in its new chamber will commence at 2.15 pm. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Secretariat issued gazette notification, designating the new Parliament building as the Parliament House of India.
Lok Sabha Secretariat issues gazette notification, designating the new Parliament building as the Parliament House of India. pic.twitter.com/USKjDMREji
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 19, 2023
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