Parliament Highlights: House adjourned amidst Oppn's sloganeering as Birla slams Emergency of 1975

House adjourned amidst Oppn's sloganeering as Birla slams Emergency of 1975

Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will occupy the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a letter about the decision has been sent to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab by the Congress party.

The decision on Rahul Gandhi's appointment as the Leader of Opposition was announced soon after a meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence.

AICC general secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal told the media that CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written to the Pro-tem Speaker about the decision of the Congress party.

"Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson (Sonia Gandhi) wrote to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, informing him of the decision to appoint Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha," Venugopal told reporters after the meeting.

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YSRCP likely to support NDA's Om Birla in Lok Sabha Speaker election

The Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP is likely to support NDA candidate Om Birla in Wednesday's Lok Sabha Speaker election in case its support is needed.

The party has four Lok Sabha members.

However, the party's Rajampet MP PV Midhun Reddy said YSRCP is yet to announce its decision and it will be disclosed on Wednesday.

"Officially we will announce our decision tomorrow but our support will be natural for the NDA candidate," YSRCP sources told PTI.

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TMC unhappy over Congress' unilateral decision on Lok Sabha Speaker candidate, decision on voting today

Trinamool leaders Derek O’Brien and Kalyan Banerjee conveyed this message at a meeting of I.N.D.I.A. Parliamentary floor leaders on Tuesday night when they met to finetune the voting strategy but only after conveying displeasure over not consulting t...

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PM Modi to move motion in Lok Sabha today to choose Om Birla as Speaker of the house

"Government compelled us to contest election," says K Suresh, I.N.D.I.A. speaker candidate

"The government compelled the I.N.D.I.A. to contest the election. We don't want to contest the election against the Speaker, but when the government approached I.N.D.I.A., especially the Congress party leadership, we asked about the Deputy Speaker post. At that time, we were not given any assurance. Yesterday, too, they didn't give any assurance by 11.30 am. They said, First, you support the Speaker election, and after that, we can discuss the Deputy Speaker. So, that reply was not satisfactory. So, our leaders decided to contest the Speaker election," Suresh said, according to ANI.

Congress to huddle before Speaker poll

TMC, though unhappy, extends support to K Suresh ahead of Speaker election

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi arrives

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Voting gets under way to choose Lok Sabha Speaker

Om Birla declared 'elected' as the Speaker of Lok Sabha

PM Modi congratulates Om Birla after he wins vote as Speaker of Lok Sabha

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Om Birla an inspiration for young MPs, says PM in Lok Sabha

LoP Rahul Gandhi congratulates Om Birla on becoming Speaker again

Question is not how efficiently the House is run, but how much the common India's voice is heard in the House: LoP Gandhi

'We are confident that by allowing us (the Oppn) to speak in the House, you will allow the voice of the people to be heard': Akhilesh Yadav

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav congratulates Om Birla on being re-elected as LS Speaker

TMC Parliamentary party chief Sudip Bandyopadhyay speaks in the Lok Sabha, congratulates Om Birla

'Sometimes you bow down to the ruling party's pressures', says TMC's Sudip to LS Speaker Om Birla

DMK MP T R Balu speaks in Lok Sabha, congratulates Birla

'You might have been elected on a lotus symbol, but after this there should be no politics between you and the member,' Balu tells Om Birla

Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu of TDP congratulates Om Birla

'If the Opposition expects a certain kind of behaviour of the govt, we expect the same from them in the states where they have governments,' says Chirag Paswan in Lok Sabha

I am grateful to this House for giving me opportunity to serve as presiding officer for second term: LS Speaker Om Birla.

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I welcome 281 first time members to Lok Sabha and expect them to learn from their seniors: Speaker Om Birla.

PM Modi introduces his Cabinet to the Lok Sabha

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Commotion in Lok Sabha as Om Birla slams Indira Gandhi, Emergency of 1975

Birla describes Emergency as a 'black period' of Indian democracy

Two minutes of silence to mourn the period of Emergency: Birla

'Motion to elect Speaker was adopted despite Oppn asking for a division,' says TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

"We are committed towards protecting the Constitution": Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, referring to 1975 Emergency

"...We didn't ask for (division of votes) because we found it appropriate that there be a consensus on the first day..." Congress MP Jairam Ramesh

BJP members stage protest outside Parliament to mark the anniversary of the "Emergency"

BJP members stage a protest to mark the anniversary of the "Emergency" at the Parliament House complex during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

"What Indira Gandhi did was murder of democracy. The more it is criticised, the less it is." Union Minister Nityanand Rai

Speaker has recognised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition

Congress leaders arrive for a review meeting at the AICC headquarters

"...The faces in Congress may have changed but its character is still dictatorial and even today they don't have faith in constitutional bodies..." UP CM Yogi Adityanath on resolution against the Emergency

"...You can't protect the Constitution by showing the copies of the Constitution but there should be respect for it in the heart...": BJP MP and Spokesperson Sambit Patra