Lok Sabha session 2024 live updates: PM Modi, Congress chief Kharge clash over emergency and democracy

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Lok Sabha session live updates: The inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha commenced on a contentious note, featuring a heated exchange between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over the 1975 Emergency and calls to safeguard democracy. The day saw 262 newly-elected MPs, including the prime minister, taking their oaths. Adding to the tension, the opposition staged a protest march inside the Parliament complex. MPs from the INDIA bloc raised slogans advocating for the protection of democracy and displayed copies of the Constitution, emphasising their stance on current political issues.