With some MPs raising slogans during oath as Lok Sabha members, Speaker Om Birla has given directions to add a new clause that specifies that a member shall not use any word or expression as a prefix or suffix to the form of oath or affirmation
After Rahul Gandhi's maiden speech created political heat, several portions of his address targeting the central government were expunged from the records of the Parliament on Monday.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal led a group of newly elected NDA MPs from Assam to pay a courtesy visit to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Parliament House on Friday.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for chiding Congress MP Deepender Hooda and blamed that governing party members were not stopped from raising unparliamentary and unconstitutional slogans in the house.
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Thursday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his statement in Parliament regarding the emergency imposed in June 1975. He called it a grave matter that impacts the Parliament's credibility.
Om Birla was elected as the Lok Sabha speaker for the second time in a row after the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was adopted by the House through a voice vote on Wednesday.
"It has been a rather dramatic start to the session because you had all Opposition leaders standing up and saying that they hope that the Speaker would conduct the House in a manner that is fair to all Opposition parties and that would take everyone's point of view into account and give e
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.
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".
JMM MP Mahua Maji on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla for being elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha and said that as per the parliamentary traditions, the position of the Deputy Speaker must be given to someone from the opposition.