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Parliament Session 2024: Rare Election For Speaker | Why The Opposition Is Fighting HARD For Post
Parliament session: For the third time since 1946 - the BJP’s ruling coalition and the INDIA opposition bloc are set to battle it out for the speaker’s post. The speaker and deputy speaker are usually elected by consensus - but not this time - with the NDA and opposition failing to agree on a division of seats. Here’s the complete story.
25 Jun 2024Monsoon session: All Covid protocols will be followed, assures Lok Sabha Speaker
Speaker Om Birla said 323 MPs have been fully vaccinated against the virus, while 23 have not been able to take their first jab due to some medical reasons
1 min read12 Jul 2021House panels set to be rejigged ahead of parliamentary session
The move by LS speaker, RS chairman puts a question mark over future of Cong leaders heading panelsLS speaker Om Birla and RS chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu have reached out to political parties
2 min read9 Sep 2020Parliament’s monsoon session: Social distancing to be maintained, says Om Birla
The Lok Sabha Secretariat, the nodal agency for the Parliament complex, has been making necessary preparations and modifications in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha chambers to ensure social distancingThe session is likely to start from September 14 and conclude on October 1
1 min read27 Aug 2020Despite covid-19, hopeful that Monsoon Session could be held on time: Om Birla
Last year, the Monsoon Session ran between June 20 and August 7The Speaker underlined that it was a testing time due to the covid-19 crisis, but expressed hope that the session could be held as per normal schedule
1 min read10 May 2020Drunken men in Lok Sabha Speaker’s train compartment cause ruckus, 5 arrested
Five men were arrested when the 12416 Intercity Express from Hazrat Nizamuddin to IndoreLiquor bottles were recovered from the AC-I coupe occupied by the men, police said
1 min read10 Sep 2019Speaker Om Birla oversees a productive first LS session
Birla has been appreciated by members of both the treasury and Opposition benches for accommodating members of all political parties, particularly first-time MPsConsequently, the session also did not see any deadlock over legislative business
3 min read13 Aug 2019Lok Sabha adjourned sine die, Speaker Om Birla says best session since 1952
’A total of 37 sittings happened in which we worked for 280 hours,’ said Birla The announcement by Birla came after union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said that ‘99% government business’ was completed
1 min read6 Aug 2019Go digital: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to lawmakers
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today pushed for more digital services in the Parliament premises Birla went on to say that the House will take up a discussion on the issue soon
1 min read1 Aug 2019Om Birla takes charge as Lok Sabha Speaker, vows to run House impartially
Speaker promises to safeguard the interests of all parliamentarians, irrespective of their party strengthBirla is a two-time MP from Rajasthan and has been a three-time member of the state legislative assembly
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