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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accuses Speaker's rights being curtailed; Amit Shah slams him

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the government of narrowing the scope of the rights of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and asserted that the Opposition would have to protect his rights, eliciting a sharp retort from Home Minister Amit Shah.

'When Speaker speaks, he speaks right': Om Birla, Abhishek Banerjee engage in war of words on Budget discussion

New Delhi/IBNS: The discussion on Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange of words between Speaker Om Birla and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, with the latter claiming that the House did not discuss the three farm laws which were later rolled back while the Chair insisted to correct his facts.

Lok Sabha Speaker amends oath-taking rules after MPs raise slogans

New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has amended the rules of oath-taking after several MPs raised disparate slogans in the lower house of Parliament.

Congress lodges formal protest against Om Birla's 'Emergency' remark, calls it 'unnecessary'

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and senior members of the INDIA bloc met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday to formally lodge their protest against his remark in Parliament, where he referred to the "dark days of the Emergency".

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi shaking hands ranks top among visuals from Lok Sabha Speaker election proceedings

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the two arch-rivals in national politics, showed courtesy by shaking hands and guiding newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to the Chair in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

India's voice should be allowed to be heard in Lok Sabha: LoP Rahul Gandhi welcoming Speaker Om Birla

New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has underlined the importance of the Opposition's voice in the Lok Sabha, which has now a meaty number of anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarians, in his welcome speech for Speaker Om Birla, who was elected pipping INDIA bloc's candidate K Suresh on Wednesday.

Om Birla's chairmanship with lead 18th Lok Sabha to fulfill dreams of individuals: PM Modi

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after he was elected to the Chair by voice votes in the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday.

Om Birla becomes Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla on Wednesday won the Lok Sabha Speaker election.

Lok Sabha Speaker election: Miffed TMC now agrees to back INDIA nominee K Suresh

New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has agreed to back INDIA's Lok Sabha Speaker nominee K Suresh, a day after tussle broke out between the two parties over the nomination, media reports said.

K Suresh vs Om Birla: Lok Sabha to witness rare election for Speaker today

The Indian Lok Sabha will witness a rare contest for the election of the Speaker on Wednesday with BJP's Om Birla, eyeing his second term, facing a challenge from INDIA alliance backed Congress MP K Suresh.

Rahul Gandhi appointed as Leader of Opposition, his first Constitutional responsibility

New Delhi/IBNS: Taking the fight to the ruling BJP-led NDA, Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accepted a decision by the Congress Working Committee and will take up the role of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Ahead of Speaker election, NDA, Opposition bloc hold parallel meetings

New Delhi/IBNS: The Speaker's election scheduled on Wednesday might go in favour of the government with the numbers stacked up for the ruling NDA alliance. However, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is not leaving any stone unturned to achieve the result in its favour.

'Spoke to Mallikarjun Kharge thrice': Rajnath Singh on building consensus for Lok Sabha Speaker's post

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister and BJP veteran Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he spoke to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge thrice to build a consensus on the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.

INDIA bloc pits K Suresh against Om Birla for Lok Sabha Speaker's post after no Govt-Opposition consensus

New Delhi/IBNS: The INDIA bloc fielded Congress MP K Suresh as its candidate against BJP-led NDA's pick Om Birla after the government refused to concede the Deputy Speaker's post to the Opposition.

NDA picks Om Birla as Lok Sabha Speaker again, nomination filing shortly

New Delhi/IBNS: In a continuity, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday picked Om Birla as its bid for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.