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Lok Sabha session highlights: Rahul Gandhi, K Suresh huddle at Kharge's house for Speaker poll
Lok Sabha session highlights: While NDA has nominated Om Birla for the Speaker post, the Opposition has nominated K Suresh for the position.
- 3:55 PM IST, June 25BJP Mathura MP took oath as the member of Lower House
- 3:46 PM IST, June 25BJP's Meerut MP and Ramayan fame Arun Govil takes oath
- 3:33 PM IST, June 25Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka arrive at Parliament ahead of Rahul Gandhi's MP oath
- 3:30 PM IST, June 25‘It is disheartening that Cong nominated candidate for Speaker post,’ says Kiren Rijiju
- 3:23 PM IST, June 25Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi takes oath
- 3:18 PM IST, June 25Union minister Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi over Emergency invoked by former PM Indira Gandhi
- 2:51 PM IST, June 25DMK's A Raja takes oath
- 2:44 PM IST, June 25'Congress party wants to enforce election of Speaker,' says BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla.
- 2:37 PM IST, June 25'Ruling party has the numbers,' says Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Speaker election
- 2:31 PM IST, June 25DMK's Dayanidhi Maran takes oath
- 1:49 PM IST, June 25K Suresh comments on his Speaker post nomination, ‘for convention of the LS’
- 1:19 PM IST, June 25Lower House proceedings adjourned till 2.15 pm
- 1:16 PM IST, June 25BJP MP and NDA's Speaker candidate Om Birla takes oath
- 1:07 PM IST, June 25Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Speaker post says, ‘It is not good to keep conditions’
- 12:43 PM IST, June 25‘Non-biological PM has broken the tradition,’ says Cong's Jairam Ramesh on deputy Speaker post refusal
- 12:28 PM IST, June 25BJP MP Suresh Gopi reacts to Kerala's name change resolution
- 12:18 PM IST, June 25Union minister Piyush Goyal on Oppn fielding K Suresh for Speaker post
- 12:00 PM IST, June 25K Suresh to be Opposition's candidate for Speaker post
- 11:53 AM IST, June 25NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule takes oath
- 11:37 AM IST, June 25Om Birla meets PM Modi
- 11:21 AM IST, June 25SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on INDIA bloc's ‘deputy Speaker post demand’
- 11:17 AM IST, June 25‘We need deputy Speaker post,’ says Rahul Gandhi
- 11:10 AM IST, June 25Day 2 proceedings resume; remaining newly elected MPs continue to take oath
- 11:07 AM IST, June 25Om Birla likely to be NDA candidate for Speaker post
- 11:01 AM IST, June 25K Suresh likely to stand for Speaker post if deputy denied to Oppn
- 10:52 AM IST, June 25‘Speaker should be from INDIA bloc,’ says AAP MP
- 10:35 AM IST, June 25Day 2 proceedings to resume at 11 am. What's on the agenda?
- 10:30 AM IST, June 25Lower House MPs reach Parliament ahead of Day 2 proceedings and Speaker post nominations
- 10:09 AM IST, June 25Rajnath Singh seeks Oppn consensus for Speaker post; nomination due by noon
- 9:47 AM IST, June 25‘BJP is not discussing with Oppn,’ says Cong MP K Suresh over Speaker post
- 9:42 AM IST, June 25PM Modi shares series of tweets recalling ‘dark days of Emergency’, hits out at Cong
- 9:19 AM IST, June 25Remaining 281 MPs to take oath today
- 9:02 AM IST, June 25Who were the INDIA bloc MPs who declined to assist pro-tem Speaker on Day 1?
- 8:49 AM IST, June 25‘NEET’ slogans by Opposition as Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath
- 8:39 AM IST, June 25Former Union minister Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj sworn in on opening day
- 8:27 AM IST, June 25Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut takes oath on Day 1
- 8:23 AM IST, June 25Glimpses from President Murmu's dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- 8:20 AM IST, June 25BJP's Jharkhand chief says ‘Rahul Gandhi should apologise for his grandmother’s misdeeds’
- 8:07 AM IST, June 25‘50 years for Emergency period’
- 7:58 AM IST, June 25President Murmu hosts dinner for PM Modi-led Union Council of Ministers
- 7:52 AM IST, June 25Cong leader Rahul Gandhi lists 10 issues during 1st 15 days of Modi-govt
- 7:40 AM IST, June 25262 newly elected MPs sworn in on opening day
Lok Sabha session highlights: For the first time ever, the Opposition has nominated a candidate, Kondikunal Suresh, for the Speaker-post election without unanimous selection. The NDA has fielded Om Birla, and the nominations were closed by 12 pm. The Narendra Modi-led NDA government failed to reach a consensus with the Opposition INDIA bloc, as their demand for the Deputy Speaker post appeared unlikely to be fulfilled....Read More
On the opening day of the 18th Lok Sabha session, 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took the oath. The remaining 281 new MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, are taking oath today. The election for the Speaker's post is scheduled for Wednesday.
Latest highlights on Speaker's post
- Om Birla from the NDA and Kodikunnil Suresh from the INDIA bloc submitted their nominations for the 18th Lok Sabha Speaker post on Tuesday, prompting the first-ever election for this position.
- Traditionally, since independence, the Speaker and deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha have been chosen through consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. However, with the INDIA bloc's decision to field a candidate, an election has become necessary.
- The INDIA bloc's decision follows their proposal, which was apparently rejected, to demand the deputy Speaker's post in exchange for supporting the NDA candidate for the Speaker post. BJP leader Piyush Goyal stated that their party condemns the Opposition bloc's demand for the deputy Speaker post.
- K Suresh, representing the INDIA bloc, stands out as the longest-serving Lok Sabha MP, having served for 29 years. He secured his eighth Lok Sabha victory from Mavelikkara (Kerala) in the 2024 general elections, having previously represented the seat four times.
- Aside from his parliamentary roles, K Suresh also holds significant positions within the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), serving as its working-president. He has also held the role of chief whip of the Congress Parliamentary Party during the 17th Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha events scheduled ahead
The elections for the appointment of the new Lok Sabha Speaker will take place on June 26
President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint sitting of both houses on June 27, after which the two houses will discuss and pass the motion of thanks on her address. PM Modi will reply to the discussion in both houses next week.
What's the relevance of ‘Emergency period’ now?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his pre-Parliament speech, criticised the Congress over the ‘Emergency period,’ referring to it as a “black spot” on democracy when the Constitution was “discarded”.
On June 25, 1975, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, a Congress leader, declared Emergency in India, which led to the suspension of civil liberties, imprisonment of opposition leaders and dissidents, and enforcement of press censorship. The anniversary of the 1975-77 Emergency falls on Tuesday.
