Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav condemned the motion read by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the Emergency in Parliament on Wednesday and said that instead of talking about the past, one should talk about the present conditions prevailing in the country.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on getting elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker and said that the ones who tried to violate fundamental rights and suppress the press should learn from today's victory.
The chief minister said, "Several new facilities will be available for Loktantra Senanis. They will be able to stay for three days in Circuit Houses and Rest Houses and will receive a 50 percent discount on fares. Tamra Patras will be provided to those who have not yet received them. Additio
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and MP from Kota, Om Birla was re-elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after the motion for the same was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday endorsed the motion read by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the Emergency in Parliament on Wednesday. He targeted Congress and claimed that the party's character remains authoritarian and dictatorial.
In his first speech as Leader of the Opposition of the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it was important that the voice of the opposition be allowed in the House, adding that he hoped that the opposition would be allowed to raise the voice of people in the House with
On the day when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condemned the Emergency, imposed in 1975, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal took a dig at the Centre saying that the entire "system" is trying to ensure that her husband stays in jail, something which is not lawful but r
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on his re-election as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, expressing confidence that the House will greatly benefit from Birla's insights and experience.
Notably, Lok Sabha did not have a Leader of the Opposition in the last 10 years because no political party, other than the ruling party, was able to secure the minimum Lok Sabha seats required to nominate a Leader of the Opposition.
After Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh clarified that the opposition has not asked for division of votes as a constructive step from our end.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh coagulated Om Birla for getting elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday and lauded Birla for his knowledge of "constitutional matters" and "parliamentary procedures".