LS Speaker congratulates Manu Bhaker for ‘historic win’ at Paris Olympics
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday extended his congratulations to Manu Bhaker for her historic bronze medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday extended his congratulations to Manu Bhaker for her historic bronze medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics.
People of India are safe because "our soldiers are protecting us", Birla said.
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.
"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.
So far, there has been a tradition to elect the Lok Sabha Speaker through consensus between the ruling party and the Opposition.
Other than the oath text, he said, invocations made by the members had been blurred and were not going on record.
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.
