"The chief minister is under tremendous pressure since all the ruling MLAs are pressurizing to release the funds for development in their respective constituencies. But the financial situation is so bad in Karnataka that even the chief minister is finding it difficult to give salaries to the
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.
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.
For the first time in decades, an election for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post will take place on Wednesday due to the inability of the BJP's ruling NDA government and the Congress-led INDIA opposition to reach to a consensus.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday issued instructions to the police to initiate strict action against illegal pubs in the state and bulldoze all structures violating building rules.
"They are not abiding by the Constitution. As the INDIA bloc is strong right now, we will oppose the wrong...," KL Sharma said while speaking to ANI on the fight between the opposition and the ruling party over the Lok Sabha Speaker post.
As per the sources, the TMC will clarify their stand on the nomination of K Suresh as the Speaker of Lok Sabha by 9 am tomorrow. Notably, the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc are set to lock horns over the post of Speaker in the Parliament on Wednesday.
This will be the first time that elections are held for the Speaker of the lower house, as traditionally, the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker have been elected through consensus between the ruling party and the Opposition.
Uttar Pradesh former Chief Minister and BSP Chief Mayawati on Tuesday came down heavily on ruling party and opposition and claimed that both of them through amendments have made the Constitution casteist, communalist, and capitalist (jatiwad, sampradayik, aur poonjiwad).
A proposal in this regard was tabled at the cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya in Bhopal on Tuesday, and the council of ministers approved it unanimously. The cabinet decided that all ministers would have to pay the income tax on their salaries and allowances.
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.
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.