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Opinion: Opinion | Consensus Or Confrontation: How Will The 18th Lok Sabha Function?

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The scorching heat has somewhat abated, but monsoon clouds remain far from New Delhi. Stormy conditions are clearly discernible as the 18th Lok Sabha begins its session on June 24. Never before has the appointment of a Speaker Pro-tem, a conventional post replicated from the Westminster system, generated such controversy. The Opposition’s objection to the … Read more

‘Destroying Parliamentary norms’: Congress on BJP’s B Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker

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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