NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah took oath in the Hindi on Thursday in the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha. Proteam Speaker Virender Kumar will also administer the oath to the newly elected MPs on Tuesday. Earlier, Mr Modi said, in a democracy, the opposition has to be empowered. His every word is valuable, he should give up his numbers in the Lok Sabha. It is expected that all the parties will have a good discussion in the House.

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"The turnout of women in this election was more important than before. After several decades, a government was again given the opportunity to serve the public with an absolute majority and more seats than before. When we have five years of experience. When the House is in a healthy atmosphere, the decisions of the country's interest have also been good. I hope all parties are moving towards a good kind of discussion, public interest decisions and fulfilment of public aspirations.

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At the same time, "strengthening of the Opposition in democracy is an essential condition." The opposition people should give up the concern of the number. The people of the country gave them the number. But for us, their every feeling is valuable. When we sit as an MP on that Chair in the House, the party has more fair importance than the Opposition. I hope, by being more impartial than the Opposition, we will try to raise the dignity of this House.