National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and MP from Kota, Om Birla was 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.
Making his first speech as Leader of Opposition of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated newly elected Speaker Om Birla and said that opposition also represents the voice of India's people and this time significantly more voice in comparison to the la
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi also extended wishes to Birla and accompanied him to the chair along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and PM Modi.
At last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce the ministers and ministers of state who have recently been inducted into the council of ministers.
This will be the first time that elections will be held for the Speaker of the lower house. Since independence, the Lok Sabha Speaker and deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. The elections for the post will be held on June 26.
Senior cabinet minister Rajnath Singh has been reaching out to opposition leaders on behalf of the government in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament.
After senior cabinet minister Rajnath Singh reached out to Opposition leaders on behalf of the government in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that they had conveyed Rajnath Singh that op
With the deadline for nominations for the Speaker's position being 12 pm on Tuesday, Congress MP K Suresh asserted that the Lok Sabha speaker should be elected unanimously.
On the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised a sharp criticism at the Congress and said that the dark days of the emergency remind how the Congress Party trampled over the Constitution of India.
If the opposition INDIA bloc announces its candidate for the post, it will be the first time that elections will be held for the speaker of the lower house.
The BJP said it will launch a nationwide programme to mark the 21-month state of Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975, by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
On Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy said that they have requested the Defence Minister for one Gurukul school and to consider their issue as a "pre-resolution thi