Om Birla is National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the post of Lok Sabha speaker. He is likely to be elected unopposed as Opposition parties including the Congress have supported his nomination.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of Parliament, Om Birla, is likely to be nominated as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the post of the next Lok Sabha speaker
With the first session of the new Lok Sabha set to begin in a fortnight, all eyes are now on the choice of the Speaker who will conduct the proceedings of House over the next five years.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended three AIADMK MPs and one TDP lawmaker for two days for disrupting proceedings of the House.
Soon after the House met, members from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress trooped near the Speaker's podium, protesting with placards in their hands.
The Union Budget will be tabled on February 1. The session will go into a break on February 9.
Senior advocate P Chidambaram said though objections were raised on the Aadhaar bill in the Rajya Sabha, nothing could be done as it was held as money bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
Lucknow/Hyderabad: As the Centre comes under attack for resorting to the ordinance route, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Sunday said it would be better if ordinances were “lesser” in number even as Government asserted it
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Saturday held an all-party meeting to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament during the Winter Session beginning Monday.The meeting was followed by dinner which was also attended by
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called all-party meet today to ensure the smooth functioning of month-long Winter Session of the Parliament, slated to begin from Monday.The meeting is designed to identify the
Shillong: North-eastern people are not "second class citizens" of India, former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno.A.Sangma said here Saturday."We are no less than others. How are we second class citizens? We are first class citizens. Many
Chandigarh: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said declining area under crops has the potential to cause food inflation and hit farm output and employability in the agriculture sector.“Now we are witnessing different types of
Indore: Lauding the Narendra Modi government for launching the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said it should not remain a short-term affair and people must ensure that cleanliness is truly visible
Geneva: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday said India is pro-actively working for providing one-third reservation for women in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.In her address at the 131st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in
Geneva: People should join hands to eliminate all forms of gender-based inequalities and violence for sustainable peace and prosperity in society, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said here Monday."Women are the unwavering pillars of society
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday said that reporting of parliamentary proceedings is not given much importance even as she maintained that space should be devoted to the coverage of constructive and important
New Delhi: A group of prominent citizens has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to initiate electoral and police reforms ahead of Assembly polls slated for later this year.The names of former Lok
Indore: A day after the Supreme Court decided to interpret the provision of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said today her denying LoP's post to Congress was based on rules and
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's recent storming to the Lok Sabha Speaker's podium and noisy protest might have charged up his party members, but it grossly violates the code of parliamentary etiquette laid
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Wednesday said she would take a decision on the Leader of Opposition issue within four days."I will see all the rules and also the letter of attorney general.
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