Photos: Modi era begins as 16th Lok Sabha meets for the first time

FP Staff • June 4, 2014, 15:35:57 IST

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The 16th Lok Sabha met for the first time today. However, proceedings commenced on a sombre note following the tragic death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde in an accident yesterday

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath being sworn-in as the Protem Speaker of the newly constituted Lok Sabha by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rastrapati Bhawan. PTI

Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi spoke to the media upon arriving at Parliament House on the first day of 16th Lok Sabha. PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flanked by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu and MoS Santosh Kumar Gangwar arrives at Parliament House on the first day of the 16th Lok Sabha. PTI

Day one of the parliament was a sombre one as Sonia Gandhi and other newly-elected MPs paid tribute to Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident yesterday.PTI Photo/TV grab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Senior BJP leader LK Advani stand along with other MPs during thr parliament session to pay their tributes to Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who passed away yesterday. PTI Photo/TV grab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with MoS for Parliamentary Affairs, Santosh Kumar Gangwar spoke to members of the press at Parliament House on the first day of the 16th Lok Sabha. PTI

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