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  India   All India  17 Jun 2019  BJP MP Virendra Kumar sworn in as protem speaker of Lok Sabha

BJP MP Virendra Kumar sworn in as protem speaker of Lok Sabha

PTI
Published : Jun 17, 2019, 10:52 am IST
Updated : Jun 17, 2019, 10:53 am IST

Kumar will oversee the oath-taking of newly elected LS members on Monday and Tuesday.

Kumar, 65, won the Lok Sabha election from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh on a BJP ticket.  (Photo: ANI | Twitter)
 Kumar, 65, won the Lok Sabha election from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh on a BJP ticket. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday sworn in seven-term member of Parliament Virendra Kumar as the protem speaker of Lok Sabha.

Kumar will oversee the oath-taking of newly elected LS members on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, as soon as a new speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha is elected, his role will cease to exist.

Kumar, 65, won the Lok Sabha election from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh on a BJP ticket. He was a minister of state in the previous Modi government. As pro-tem speaker, Kumar will preside over the first sitting of the Lok Sabha and administer the oath to the newly elected MPs. He will also oversee the election of the Lok Sabha speaker.

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The first session of the newly constituted Lok Sabha will be held from June 17 to July 26.

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