Monsoon session of Parliament begins

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses media on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, July 18, 2022. Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and V Muraleedharan are also seen.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to address media on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, July 18, 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses media on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, July 18, 2022.

Opposition members stage a protest in the well of the Lok Sabha during Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022.

Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Rajendra Agrawal conducts proceedings in the House during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022.

Opposition members stage a protest in the well of the Lok Sabha during Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi chairs the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting at Parliament House on the first day of the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022

Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the Lok Sabha, on the first day of Parliaments Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, July 18, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022.

Members in Lok Sabha on the first day of Parliaments Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022.

Congress leader P Chidambaram takes oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of Parliaments Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, July 18, 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Ministers and member in the Lok Sabha, on the first day of Parliaments Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022.

TMCs Shatrughan Sinha takes oath as a Member of the Lok Sabha, on the first day of Parliaments Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022