Asaduddin Owaisi raised pro-Palestine slogan while taking oath in Lok Sabha, triggering a massive uproar in the House. He later defended his act stating that "other membes are also saying different things." But what do the rules say? Can he be disqualified?
While elections to the Speaker's post were common before Independence, the position of the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha has witnessed contests only thrice in Independent India – in 1952, 1967 and 1976.
Earlier, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh was the leader of the JDU parliamentary party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those who imposed the Emergency in the country have no right to profess love for the Constitution. Kharge hit back at him over the remarks and said that he is raking up the past to hide his failures.
BJP leader Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar was part of the remaining MPs who took their oaths today after a total of 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did so on June 24.
BJP's Om Birla will fight it out with Kodikunnil Suresh of the Congress for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post after efforts to reach a consensus between the government and the opposition failed.
Rahul Gandhi took oath as the Lok Sabha MP on Tuesday and displayed Constitution of India in his hand.
The Speaker in the Lok Sabha will be elected on Wednesday after several decades as the Opposition decided to field its candidate against BJP's nominee Om Birla, who has been given a re-run for the second consecutive term in the 18th Lok Sabha.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi won the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency for the fifth consecutive time, defeating his nearest rival K Madhavi Latha of BJP by a margin of over 3.38 lakh votes.
Interestingly, the convention that the Speaker post is given to the rulling party and the Opposition gets to choose the candidate for the deputy Opposition post is not followed in INDIA bloc-ruled state.
Investigations determined that the call was placed by Suhaib (29), a resident of Kondotty in Malappuram district, who was supposed to board the AI 149 flight to London. Suhaib, accompanied by his wife and daughter, was stopped by airport security personnel at Cochin Airport's international.
In 2019, Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha. The Kota MP succeeded Sumitra Mahajan as the Speaker of the Lower House.
Before filing his nomination seeking re-election for the Lok Sabha Speaker post, Kota MP Om Birla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the other hand, the Opposition fielded K Suresh against him prompting an election for the first time after decades.
During the Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975, Narendra Modi, then RSS pracharak, actively participated in the Navnirman Movement, witnessing the power of student-led protests. His impassioned speeches and poetry energised the youth, portraying Emergency as an opportunity to expose govt failures.
Following efforts by Rajnath Singh and Kiren Rijiju to build consensus, the opposition will not field a Speaker candidate. Om Birla, the previous Speaker, met PM Modi, indicating his possible retention.
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, BJP leaders, including President JP Nadda and Union Ministers, reflected on this "dark chapter" in Indian democracy.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which enjoys a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, gave little indication about its choice as it weighs its options and looks to deny the opposition any opportunity to mount a political attack.
Then PM Indira Gandhi made the announcement of imposition of Emergency in a broadcast on All India Radio on late night on June 25, 1975, shortly after the Supreme Court granted a conditional stay on the Allahabad High Court verdict declaring her election to the Lok Sabha as null and void.
This year, the Amarnath Yatra is beginning from on June 29 and will conclude on August 19.
The exhibition features innovative projects like Solar Vehicle, Green Hydrogen generators, Solar Irrigation systems and Solar Automatic street light control systems. All these will contribute to Sustainable Development Goals SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy).
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