PM, Birla, Rahul wish Kharge on his birthday
They wished Kharge, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, a long and healthy life.
They wished Kharge, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, a long and healthy life.
Congress General Secretary in-charge of Organisation KC Venugopal said on Thursday that the Emergency remarks of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla were a “travesty” of Parliamentary traditions.
Earlier in the day, newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla censured the imposition of the Emergency by former prime minister Indira Gandhi on 25th June 1975 under the Congress government.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday endorsed the censure motion read by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the Emergency in Parliament.
Three-time lawmaker and NDA candidate Birla was elected Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. He is the second presiding officer to return to the chair who has served a full term after Congress' Balram Jakhar.
Addressing the House, Speaker Birla expressed his gratitude to more than 64 crore voters, who participated in the Lok Sabha elections, and to the people of the country.
The Congress leader asserted that the question is not how efficiently the House is run but how much of India's voice is being allowed to be heard in this House.
The Opposition had proposed the name of Mr K Suresh of the Congress Party, but Mr Birla was declared elected by a voice vote.
"The government compelled the INDIA Alliance to contest the election. We don't want to contest the election against the Speaker, but when the government approached INDIA Alliance, especially the Congress party leadership, we asked about the Deputy Speaker post.
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.