Updated On: 24 June, 2019 10:12 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online desk
Fielded by Narendra Modi to open the debate in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks on President's address in a surprise move, Sarangi made the opposition squirm in their seats and left the treasury benches in splits

Pratap Chandra Sarangi. Pic/Pratap Chandra Sarangi Twitter
New Delhi: The nervousness of debutant Pratap Chandra Sarangi who drew maximum cheers after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government on May 30 was missing as he took firm control of the floor and peppered his multi-lingual oratory with shlokas, anecdotes and poetry. Sarangi made his maiden speech in Parliament on Monday as Minister of State Pratap Chandra Sarangi.
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