First oath of office ceremony of Narendra Modi

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First oath of office ceremony of Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi takes the oath of office as the
Prime Minister of India, with President Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath.
DateMay 26, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-05-26)
LocationRashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
28°36′51″N 77°11′56″E / 28.6143°N 77.199°E / 28.6143; 77.199
ParticipantsPrime Minister of India, Narendra Modi
Council of Ministers
Assuming office
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee
Administering oath
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Oath of office

I, <name>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as prime minister for the Union and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

Constitution of India, Third Schedule, Part I

Oath of secrecy

I, <name>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as prime minister for the Union except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.

Constitution of India, Third Schedule, Part II

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Background

Main article: 2014 Indian general election

Post the

National Democratic Alliance won a total of 336 seats in the 543-seat Lok Sabha,[3] the strongest mandate since the 1984 elections where Indian National Congress had won.[4] The BJP then announced that Modi would be sworn in on 26 May 2014 at 6 p.m. Modi's actual oath was made at 6:13 p.m. IST.[1]

Ceremony

The oath of office ceremony was held at the forecourts of the

Chief Minister of Gujarat in open stadiums.[6] Extra trains were scheduled from Varanasi and Gujarat on the previous day for viewers to reach Delhi.[6] The special “K9” squad of trained dogs belonging to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police was employed to secure the areas of the venue. The squad has previously been used at the time of 2010 Commonwealth Games and other Naxal-affected regions.[7] India's national broadcaster Doordarshan had various innovative ways planned. The ceremony's broadcast had an anchor in inset narrating the event in sign-language. This had previously been used in the Republic Day parade broadcast, but was the first time for an oath of office. In another first, the 15 regional television channels of Doordarshan aired the ceremony in the respective regional languages. The event was also the first of its kind to ever be streamed live on YouTube.[8] The ceremony cost the President's Estate ₹34 lakh.[9]

Invitees

The guest-list includes various heads of the states, political parties and groups along with leaders of

SAARC countries. The event is hence viewed as a "major diplomatic event".[10]

International dignitaries

Main article: Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government

All

SAARC heads of government attended. The ceremony was the first oath of office of an Indian Prime Minister where all SAARC heads were invited.[11] After the ceremony, Modi described this new government's first major initiative in foreign policy as the "right decision at the right time".[12]

(L-R) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam.
  •  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai accepted the invitation to attend the ceremony.[13] He is bound to leave the office post the ongoing presidential elections. But his acceptance was seen as Afghanistan's interest in working with India in future. Media also noted that his either successors Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani are pro-India.[14]
  •  
    Jatiyo Sangshad, (the House of the Nation) accepted the invitation on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as Hasina had a pre-planned visit to Japan.[15]
  •  Bhutan - Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay attended the ceremony and planned to have a discussion on bilateral relations of the two countries on 27 May.[16]
  •  
    Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom attended the ceremony.[17]
  •  Mauritius - Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam attended the ceremony.[18]
  •    Nepal - Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala accepted the invitation.[19]
  •  Pakistan - Indian politicians reacted strongly after Nawaz Sharif accepted the invitation to the oath of office ceremony on May 24.[20] National Conference's (NC) Omar Abdullah was glad that the Pakistan PM had accepted the invitation to Modi's oath of office. He said that this would mark a new beginning in Indo-Pakistani ties.[21] Key National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally Shiv Sena, which has been vocal against Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India, came out opposing the invitation to the Pakistan Prime Minister.[22] Pakistani journalists and politicians however had mixed views on Sharif accepting the invitation.[23]
  •  Sri Lanka - President Mahinda Rajapaksa's invitation and attendance to the ceremony came under heavy criticism amongst Tamil Nadu politicians.[24] The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and NDA ally Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leaders had spoken against the Modi government's decision to invite the Sri Lankan president.[25] MDMK chief Vaiko met Modi to try to change his mind about the invitation while the Congress leaders were one with the MDMK and the AIADMK opposing the invitation.[26] Amid strong opposition from all quarters, CPI(M) on Sunday said the centre should utilise this occasion for resolving the Lankan Tamils issue.[27] A Tamil students group called Delhi Tamil Youth Forum staged a protest in the streets of Delhi on Sunday to register their anger.[28] Due to Modi's goodwill and peaceful approach, Indian fishermen were released by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan released 151 fishermen on 25 May from the Malir jail in Karachi and Nara jail in Hyderabad in Sindh province. Modi welcomed this move of both the nations.[29]

The prime minister of the

Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Lobsang Sangay, attended the ceremony. The Chinese government opposed the invitation to the Tibetan leader.[30]

National dignitaries

Outgoing Prime Minister

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the BJP and his entire cabinet had hired an aircraft to attend the ceremony and return to Bhopal the same night.[34]

Celebrities who were invited to the event included

Rajnikanth and Amitabh Bachchan.[35]

Kiran Mahida, a tea vendor from Vadodara who had proposed Modi's candidacy, was also invited to attend the ceremony.[36]

Ravi Raushan want to make it a special day for the people."[37] Diwali like celebrations were done in Shimla to mark the "end of ten years of Congress rule".[38] Similar celebrations have been planned in Gujarat, the home state of Modi. The Southern Gujarat Hotel and Restaurant Association (SHRA) announced a list of 48 restaurants and fast food joints across Surat that will serve free tea to people between 6- 9pm IST.[39] Vadodara, Modi's constituency called it a "Vadodara Pride Day". Along with similar celebrations, educational stationary was also distributed in Vadodara to the school children.[40] Religious worships were planned in the temples, mosques and gurudwaras of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.[41] 5,000 laddus were ordered to be distributed by the Mysore Zilla Ganigara Sangha community in Mysore, Karnataka.[42]

Celebrations were also carried out in the

methi pakodas if Modi won the elections.[44] Similar festivities were also seen amongst the Indians settled in Australia and Canada.[45]

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