India

MPs choose traditional attire on first day of LS

PNS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were in their trademark Kurta, Pyjama and half-sleeve jacket, Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi, Giriraj Singh and GK Reddy sported saffron attire or half jacket. Bihar MPs Gopal Jee Thakur and Ashok Kumar Yadav came in

traditional Maithil attire and headgear, while most of the Assam MPs donned the traditional Assamese ‘gamocha’, considered a symbol of the State’s culture.

YSR Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh sported the ‘Angavastram’ dotted with picture of party president and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. BJP’s Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur was seen in her trademark saffron robe while Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal wore the traditional Rajasthani saffron and green headgear as part of the dress.

Film star Sunny Deol, who was elected to Lok Sabha from Gurdashpur in Punjab, came in shirt and trouser and was seen sitting in the second last row. Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao wore the traditional blue Arunachali jacket.