Priyanka Gandhi was sworn in as a Member of Parliament, sitting in the fourth row behind Rahul, holding a copy of the Constitution in her hand.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time, was sworn in as an MP on Thursday. Meanwhile, all of Priyanka's family were at home. Apart from mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul, husband Robert, her son Rehan Vatra and daughter Miraya Vatra were also present in the Parliament complex. Priyanka Gandhi reached the Parliament premises wearing a cream colored sari and was sworn in as an MP after Lok Sabha proceedings began at 11 am. During the swearing-in ceremony, Priyanka held a copy of the constitution in her hand, which she flashed in the air. Inaugurated in Hindi. Seated in the fourth row, Priyanka reached the Parliament complex with her husband Robert Vatra, son Rehan and daughter Miraya Vatra to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Congress president Priyanka Gandhi. Priyanka arrived at the Parliament complex with her mother Sonia Gandhi. Many Congress MPs including mother Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vathera, Robert's mother, two children, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ranjith Ranjan were sitting in the MP gallery. After swearing in, Priyanka also waved and welcomed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Priyanka welcomed the opposition leaders who were sitting in the first row. Leader of Opposition in the House and his brother Rahul Gandhi also accepted his greetings with open arms. After taking the oath of office, Priyanka moved to the fourth row seat for opposition MPs. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was sitting in the first row. Parliamentary journey begins with a bang But Priyanka Gandhi's Parliamentary journey starts with a bang. After the swearing in, the opposition MPs joined in the proceedings. Seeing Amali, the Speaker adjourned the House at 12 o'clock. Earlier, as soon as Priyanka entered the Lok Sabha, Congress MPs surrounded her and started taking photos and selfies. Meanwhile, many MPs including Misa Bharti, Deepender Hooda, Sasi Tharoor met him. After the swearing-in, Priyanka greeted Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari and also greeted Sonia Gandhi and her mother-in-law, who were seated in the gallery. Priyanka Gandhi contested the elections for the first time and became an MP. He was elected as a member of the Lower House in the by-election to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala which concluded last week. He has won the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election by a margin of more than four lakh votes. Apart from Priyanka, Congress leader Ravindra Basanda Rao Chavan, elected from Maharashtra's Nanded Lok Sabha constituency, was also sworn in as a member of the House today. Chavan took oath in Marathi language. This is the first time that 3 members of the Gandhi-Nehru family are in the Assembly and 3 members of the Gandhi-Nehru family are in the Parliament. Priyanka Gandhi's brother Rahul Gandhi is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and her mother Sonia Gandhi is a Rajya Sabha MP. Priyanka has become a member of any council for the first time. Priyanka Gandhi entered active politics 5 years ago during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and she did not contest the elections. Since then he has been fulfilling his responsibilities as the General Secretary of the party.