Lok Sabha Speaker

Rahul Gandhi questions speaker’s gesture of bowing down towards PM

NEW DELHI: The Monday session of Lok Sabha was highly charged with the preparatory statements of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi was on fire, and in addition to his backlash against the government over various issues, he also delved into a debate with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Gandhi questioned Speaker Birla’s bowing gesture towards […]

Speaker election: LoP Rahul, PM Modi shake hands on Om Birla’s win

NEW DELHI: With the conclusion of the election season in India, the Lok Sabha session has now commenced, marked by the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected MPs and the first-ever Lok Sabha Speaker elections. Wednesday, June 26, marks a historic moment as the first Speaker elections were held, contested by a three-time MP from Kota, […]

Rahul walks side-by-side with Modi to welcome Om Birla

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is set to be the Leader of the Opposition, together welcomed the newly re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla. Both leaders walked side by side and shook hands in Parliament.

Jairam Ramesh hits back at PM Modi on Speaker elections

NEW DELHI: Jairam Ramesh, the Congress spokesperson, has replied fiercely to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address condemning the opposition and Lok Sabha Speaker elections. Ramesh accused the Prime Minister of hypocrisy, emphasising the importance of consensus over confrontation and constructive discussion over disruption. He also criticised the Prime Minister for opposing the contest for […]

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi’s call for cooperation

NEW DELHI: Former Congress President and MP, Rahul Gandhi, addressed the media at the Parliament in Delhi on Tuesday. There he was seen criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for opposition parties to cooperate constructively with the government. Gandhi highlighted a newspaper report quoting the Prime Minister urging opposition cooperation for effective governance. In […]

LS speaker who? India bloc doesn’t relent, 8-time Cong MP Suresh files nomination

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress MP K Suresh has filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha Speaker post as the INDIA bloc’s candidate after leaders failed to reach a consensus. Om Birla, the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, remains the NDA’s choice. For the first time in Indian history, elections will be held for the […]

Parties seek consensus for Speaker elections

As the new Lok Sabha gears up to select a Speaker on June 26, the ruling and Opposition coalition groups are working together

Parliament security breach not related to Opposition MP suspensions: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla slammed any claims of the incident being related to the suspension of 15 Opposition MPs

Being targetted by “state-sponsored” attackers remotely: Mahua’s letter to Lok Sabha Speaker  

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha Parliamentarian Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla regarding “warning messages” of their Apple devices being hacked on Wednesday.  Earlier Moitra had taken to the social media platform, X, to share the warning message from Apple tagging Shiv Sena (UBT) parliamentarian Priyanka Chaturvedi.  The content of the […]

Bangladesh hails Modi govt for women quota law

Bangladesh Parliament has congratulated the Indian government for the recently passed women's reservation legislation during a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday.