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Photojournalists on the job at the Delhi assembly | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

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Covid tests, sanitiser sponge beds & masks — Parliament’s monsoon session kicks off

The Parliament session will run for 18 days. MPs are expected to gets tested before attending the session. So far, 24 MPs have tested positive.

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New Delhi: The first day of the Parliament’s Monsoon session and the one-day special session of the Delhi Assembly took place Monday amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.

The Parliament session will run for 18 days, and all MPs have been asked to get themselves tested for Covid-19 before they join a session.

ThePrint’s photojournalist Suraj Singh Bisht and senior multimedia journalist Manisha Mondal bring you glimpses from the Parliament and the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrives for the one-day special assembly session held Monday | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
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A policeman gets tested for coronavirus at the Delhi Assembly | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
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People entering Parliament complex get screened with thermal scanners at every entry gate | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint
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All Covid-19 protocols are being enforced on those within Parliament | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint
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The monsoon session of the Parliament began Monday and will continue for 18 days | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint
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Bandana Kumari, MLA of Shalimar Bagh constituency, at the Delhi Assembly | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
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Two sponge beds soaked in disinfectant have been placed outside the Parliament to sanitise tyres of motor vehicles | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

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