Lok Sabha highlights: House adjourned after uproar over Birla's remarks on Emergency, Indira Gandhi
Lok Sabha Speaker news updates: BJP MPs staged protest inside the Parliament premises over Emergency. NDA's candidate Om Birla has been elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.(Photo: PTI)
LS Speaker election updates: There was a backlash in the Lok Sabha after Speaker Om Birla read out a statement on Emergency, stating that it was a "dark chapter in the history of India." Earlier, Lok Sabha MPs elected NDA's pick Om Birla as the Speaker by voice vote today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved the motion for his election. "I congratulate you on behalf of entire House and look forward to your guidance for next five years," PM Modi told LS Speaker Om Birla after his victory.The NDA picked previous Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for the important parliamentary post again, but its bid for a consensus was thwarted by the Opposition which forced an election by nominating K Suresh as its candidate.
The opposition's last-minute decision to go for a rare contest came after senior BJP leaders did not agree to its precondition that the INDIA bloc must be offered the post of Deputy Speaker in lieu of supporting Birla, who is the clear favourites in case of an election.
The opposition's last-minute decision to go for a rare contest came after senior BJP leaders did not agree to its precondition that the INDIA bloc must be offered the post of Deputy Speaker in lieu of supporting Birla, who is the clear favourites in case of an election.
Usually, the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker were elected through consensus between the ruling party and the Opposition. The contest will witness the BJP's Om Birla, a three-time MP from Kota in Rajasthan, up against the Congress' Kodikunnil Suresh, an eight-term parliamentarian from Kerala's Mavelikara. Suresh is the longest-serving parliamentarian in the 18th Lok Sabha. Both the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress Party have issued three-line whips to their members, mandating their presence in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday from 11 am until the end of the proceedings. The Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected on June 26. On June 27, President Murmu is scheduled to address a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament.
5:00 PM
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recognises Rahul Gandhi as LoP
Speaker Om Birla on wednesday recognised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, effective from June 9.
4:50 PM
Emergency was imposed to save Indira Gandhi's chair: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad
"Today was a very historic day, when 50 years of the Emergency were completed, in the 18th parliament, the speaker, through this resolution, put forth the truth that Emergency was imposed only and only to save Indira Gandhi's chair. Today, after 50 years, we are dedicated, emergency will never be imposed and the Congress party should stop pretending by keeping the book of constitution," BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
4:33 PM
Has inflation decreased? Let's focus on present state of the country, says Dimple Yadav
"We should focus on the present state of the country. Do our youth have jobs? Has inflation decreased? It would be more beneficial to discuss ways to improve the future," Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav stated today.
3:59 PM
Didn't ask for division of votes, wanted consensus on first day, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
"We didn't ask for a division of votes. We felt it was appropriate to foster a consensus on the first day, creating an atmosphere of unity. This was a constructive step from our side. We could have asked for a division (of votes), but we chose not to," Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said today.
3:41 PM
Speaker raised an issue that had not been discussed in a manner that came across as confrontational: Tharoor
"It has been a rather dramatic start to the session because you had all Opposition leaders standing up and saying that they hope that the Speaker would conduct the House in a manner that is fair to all Opposition parties and that would take everyone's point of view into account and give everyone's voice and opportunity to be heard. What we saw was the Speaker, unfortunately, raising a matter that had not been discussed in the House and in a manner that came across as confrontational which was not the right note on which to start the session. But we will have to see how things proceed," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said today.
On Resolution against Emergency, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says,3:09 PM
It is important for today’s youth to know what happens when the Constitution is trampled over: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for making a statement about Emergency in the House, saying that “it is important for today’s youth to know what happens when the Constitution is trampled over.”
“I am glad that the Honourable Speaker strongly condemned the Emergency, highlighted the excesses committed during that time and also mentioned the manner in which democracy was strangled. It was also a wonderful gesture to stand in silence in honour of all those who suffered during those days,” PM Modi stated.
3:01 PM
For her political selfishness, Indira Gandhi murdered democracy, imposed Emergency: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj
"It is strange that the Congress party is showing the Constitution in Parliament and has forgot its own history that 50 years ago, the Congress party, for power, and Indira Gandhi, for her political selfishness, had murdered the democracy and imposed Emergency in India. Congress should apologise for Emergency," said Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj, as NDA leaders staged a protest inside Parliament premises over Emergency.
2:04 PM
News update: Lok Sabha adjourned; to meet again tomorrow
1:57 PM
NDA MPs stage protest against Emergency in Parliament premises
NDA MPs protested and raised slogans at the Makar Dwar of the Parliament on the 49th anniversary of the Emergency.
1:44 PM
Lok Sabha adjourned after uproar over Om Birla’s remarks on Indira Gandhi and Emergency
There was an uproar by MPs in the Lower House today after Speaker Om Birla read out a statement on the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975.
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First Published: Jun 26 2024 | 9:36 AM IST