Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE Updates: PM Modi to move move to elect Om Birla as LS speaker

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Lok Sabha Speaker Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will move the motion in Lok Sabha on Wednesday to elect Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Om Birla as Speaker of the House.

The second day of the 18th Lok Sabha session is underway, at the New Parliament House in New Delhi. (ANI)

For the first time in decades, elections for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker will be held on Wednesday as the BJP-led NDA government and the Congress-led INDIA opposition failed to agree on a candidate. Previously, elections for the Lok Sabha chairman took place only three times: in 1952, 1967 and 1976.

Traditionally, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were chosen by consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. In this contest, the BJP’s Om Birla, a three-term MP from Kota, Rajasthan, will take on Congress’s Kodikunnil Suresh, an eight-term MP from Mavelikara, Kerala, and the longest-serving parliamentarian in the 18th Lok Sabha. Both the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress Party have issued directives to their members, requiring their presence in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday from 11 am until the end of the proceedings.

On the first day of the 18th Lok Sabha session, 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were sworn in. Today, the remaining 281 new MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, will take oath. . The election for the post of chairman is scheduled for Wednesday.

Latest highlights:

The NDA rejected the INDIA bloc’s request to be given the position of vice-chairman in return for their support to the NDA candidate.
Initially, the INDIA bloc asked for the role of vice-chairman. However, as the BJP did not clarify its stand, the INDIA bloc nominated Congressman K Suresh for the chairman’s position.
K Suresh, from the INDIA block, is the longest-serving Lok Sabha MP, with 29 years of service. He won his eighth Lok Sabha election from Mavelikkara (Kerala) in 2024, having previously represented the seat four times. Besides his parliamentary duties, K Suresh holds important positions in the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), where he serves as president. He was also the chief whip of the Congress Parliamentary Party during the 17th Lok Sabha.
President Droupadi Murmu will address both houses of parliament on June 27. After her speech, both chambers will discuss and adopt the motion of thanks. Prime Minister Modi will respond to this discussion in both houses next week.

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Wed, Jun 26, 2024 10:08 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE: ‘It’s better for all of us…’, see what Rijiju said on LS chairman elections

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in his speech on the Lok Sabha Speaker election says, “…It is better for all of us to elect the Speaker unanimously. I think we still have time and we can do it one more time will appeal to the Congress party, but if we are pushed to the elections, we are prepared…”
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 9:58 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on the post of Lok Sabha Speaker

Congressman Manickam Tagore says at the Lok Sabha speaker’s post: “We wanted to build a consensus, follow parliamentary procedures, traditions that were followed earlier. Atal Ji followed that methodology, he gave the position of vice-chairman to the opposition. Manmohan Singh has also followed it. Modi Ji has refused to nominate the INDIA alliance for the past decade. We are hopeful that the BJP and their alliance will always be against the Dalits. We have seen it at every level, it is the mentality of the RSS. We wanted to bring that fight to the House. Parliament needs dialogues and talks, but the government’s attitude is very arrogant.”
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 9:35 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE: Congressman Pramod Tiwari at Lok Sabha Speaker Post

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says at the Lok Sabha speaker’s post: “BJP is responsible for this. The elections are taking place because of her lust for power and her intentions to crush democracy. Had traditions and norms been followed, the chairman’s post would have gone to the BJP unopposed and the vice-chairman’s post would have gone to the Congress and the INDIA Alliance. But the BJP does not believe in democracy, this will be our democratic protest. we will raise our voices for the democratic tradition.”

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 9:24 am

Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE: BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan on LS Speaker election

BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan told PTI, “The Congress party and the INDI alliance will face their first humiliating defeat in the long list of defeats that will follow in the 18th Lok Sabha. It has now become very clear that the party has forced elections for Speaker will sacrifice K Suresh in changing the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. They have made K Suresh a scapegoat in the elections, which they are sure to lose, because they wanted to pave the way to make Rahul Gandhi the leader of the opposition, repeatedly dishonoring established democratic norms, disrespecting and defaming constitutional institutions and disrespecting conventions.”
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 9:21 am

Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE: NDA numbers give Om Birla edge over K Suresh

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla has a strong lead over his Congress opponent K Suresh in the Lok Sabha Speaker election with the support of 293 MPs. This election marks only the fourth time in history that the Speaker is elected through popular vote, breaking the tradition of consensus-based nominations. K Suresh, representing the INDIA bloc, faces tough odds today. Om Birla not only has the support of 293 NDA MPs but also potentially four YSRCP MPs and independents.

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Wed, Jun 26, 2024 8:46 am

Lok Sabha Speaker LIVE: Congressman K Suresh on his election as INDIA bloc candidate for the post

INDIA Bloc’s candidate for the post of LS chairman, MP K Suresh, tells ANI, “The number is not an issue, but the only thing is the convention – the ruling party, the NDA has violated the convention. That’s why they are fighting we (the election).”

On TMC’s comment about the ‘unilateral decision’, he added: ‘Everything was cleared up last night. Their leaders – Derek O’Brien and Kalyan Banerjee – attended the INDIA Alliance meeting at Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence last night. We explained the situation, they could understand the situation. situation and they will also cooperate with us.”

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 8:15 am

Lok Sabha Session LIVE: Mallikarjun Kharge on Rahul Gandhi becoming LoP

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hailed the appointment of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and said the House of the People will truly reflect the aspirations of the last person standing, with Rahul Gandhi becoming their voice.

The Congress on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi, party member from Raebareli, will be Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, ending the decade-long period without an LoP in the House since 2014.

“In the 18th Lok Sabha, the House of the People will truly reflect the aspirations of the last person standing, with Rahul Gandhi becoming their voice,” Kharge wrote on X.
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 07:32

Lok Sabha Session LIVE: NDA’s Om Birla vs INDIA’s K Suresh in battle for LS Speaker post

The contest will pit BJP’s Om Birla, a three-time MP from Kota in Rajasthan, against Congress’ Kodikunnil Suresh, who served eight terms as MP from Mavelikkara in Kerala. Suresh holds the record for the longest tenure among MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha.