Om Birla submitted his nomination for the position of Speaker

Om Birla submitted his nomination on Tuesday for the position of Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha as the NDA consensus candidate, a role he held in the previous House. Earlier in the day, Birla met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP MP Om Birla submitted his nomination on Tuesday

JD(U) leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, informed reporters that Birla’s name was unanimously chosen by all NDA parties. Additionally, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh reached out to the opposition to garner their support.

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The opposition demanded an immediate decision on the post of Deputy Speaker, despite Rajnath Singh’s request that everyone should sit together and discuss the issue when the time comes for the selection, Singh said, as quoted by PTI.

INDIA bloc has nominated Congress leader K Suresh as their candidate for the Speaker’s post

His Cabinet colleague, Piyush Goyal, stated that having a consensus candidate would have been preferable and criticized the opposition for imposing conditions.

He asserted that democracy cannot function based on conditions. The opposition INDIA bloc has nominated Congress leader K Suresh as their candidate for the Speaker’s post.

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Lalan Singh criticized the opposition, stating that they demanded an immediate decision on the Deputy Speaker post, despite Rajnath Singh’s request for everyone to discuss the issue together when the time for selection arrives.

Cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal remarked that a consensus candidate would have been preferable and criticized the opposition for imposing conditions, asserting that democracy cannot operate under such conditions.

Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc has nominated Congress leader K Suresh as their candidate for the Speaker’s post.