New Delhi: Congress MP, K Suresh on Wednesday reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Parliament on Tuesday by labeling it as “unfortunate.” K Suresh also said that the PM was misleading the people of India and accused him of “spreading lies in Parliament.” K Suresh said that the BJP did not meet its … Read more
BJP’s Om Birla is a three-time MP, while Congress’s K Suresh is an eight-term MP New Delhi: The election for the post of Speaker – a rare event in the history of the Lok Sabha – will take place today, with a recharged Opposition challenging the NDA nominee. The government, which has an edge, is … Read more
The newly-elected Members of Parliament (MP) will vote to elect the Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha today on June 26. Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla, who was the Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha, is up against INDIA bloc leader and eight-term Congress Parliamentarian K Suresh for … Read more
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerje’s Trinamool Congress has remained the shaky spot in the united Opposition front over the election of the Speaker. The party, which started the day with the complaint that they were not consulted about fielding a candidate, ended it by expressing its disapproval of the Congress decision and … Read more
Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have issued whips to their respective MPs, requiring their presence in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, 26 June 2024, for the crucial Speaker’s election. The whip from Congress chief whip K Suresh urges all party members in the Lok Sabha to attend from 11.00 AM onwards and support the … Read more
In a first in the history of Independent India, Om Birla and K Suresh filed their nominations as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and INDIA bloc candidates, respectively, for the Lok Sabha Speaker election on Wednesday, June 26. In past elections, the Lok Sabha Speaker was chosen with concensus between the ruling party and the … Read more
With no consensus between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition INDIA bloc over Lok Sabha Speaker post and the deadline for the nominations nearing, the two alliances have separately fielded their candidates. On June 26, as the Lok Sabha convenes, the legislators will vote to elect the next Speaker, choosing between the Bharatiya … Read more
The Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc on Tuesday nominated Kodikunnil Suresh, an eight-time MP from Kerala, for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, triggering an election for the top parliamentary post for the first time since 1946. Mr Suresh’s nomination underlines the tense stand-off between the INDIA group and the ruling coalition led by the BJP, … Read more
Seven-term parliamentarian and BJP leader Bhartruhari Mahtab was on June 20 appointed pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha, deviating from the largely followed convention of appointing the senior most member of the House to the post, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition Congress. The primary job of the pro-tem Speaker is to administer the oath … Read more
Kiren Rijiju, the former Law Minister, is Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the Modi 3.0 cabinet (File). New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress have gone to the mattresses, again. This time the two are fighting over the appointment of BJP leader and seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as Pro Tem Speaker, a post active only for … Read more