Congress MP K Suresh on Wednesday refused to comment on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dubbing Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi as ‘namuna’ (bad specimen).
The Opposition had proposed the name of Mr K Suresh of the Congress Party, but Mr Birla was declared elected by a voice vote.
So far, there has been a tradition to elect the Lok Sabha Speaker through consensus between the ruling party and the Opposition.
The NDA coalition has named Kota MP and former Speaker Om Birla as its candidate for the Speaker's post, while the Opposition has fielded senior MP K Suresh.
He also slammed Prime Minister Modi for seeking cooperation from the Opposition when their leaders are "disrespected".
