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Lok Sabha LIVE: Om Birla Is Declared Elected As The Speaker Of Lok Sabha, PM Modi And Others Welcomes Him

Om Birla, the BJP’s nominee, was chosen to serve as Speaker of the Lok Sabha once more. With the numbers working in the ruling coalition’s favor, the NDA nominee was set to hold onto the Speaker position.

UPDATES:

01:35 pm: Om Birla calls for 2-minute silence in remembrance of the dark days of democracy during the Emergency period of 1975.

01:09 pm: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recalls the dar days of democracy – Emergecy 1975.

12: 45 pm: The re-elected speaker of Lok Sabha – Om Birla addresses the house.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says “I want to thank PM Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiu and all the members of the House for giving me the opportunity to work as the Speaker of the House again. I want to thank everyone for showing trust in me…”

12: 00 pm:  LJP leader Chirag Paswan congratulates the Speaker of Lok Sabha. He said, “We are happy to see you back in this responsible chair. You have always stood to support women and give them opportunities. And I do not hesitate to say that the decisions you have taken in the last five years have worked to uphold the dignity of the Constitution.

We have fought the elections and returned, and I request all my respected members that it is now our responsibility to bring up the issues of our respective regions here and strive to take our country forward.”

11: 56 am:  MP Supriya Sule congratulates Om Birla. Requests him to avoid thinking of ‘Suspension’ of the leaders as before and try to solve it.

11:35 am: Akhilesh Yadav Congratulates Om Birla, says, “Aapke ishare par sadan chale, iska ulta na ho” (Let the assembly run according to your gestures, and may the opposite not happen.). Adds support to you.

11: 33 am: Rahul Gandhi Congratulates The Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha- Om Birla

“Opposition would like to assist you in your work, I am confident you will allow us to speak in House. By allowing opposition to speak, you will do your duty of defending the Constitution of India”: Rahul Gandhi to LS Speaker Om Birla.

11: 30 am: Your sweet smile keeps the entire House happy, says PM Modi

 

11: 25 am:  PM Modi to Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla: “Path Breaking Laws Passed Under Your Leadership”
“Under your direction, the previous Lok Sabha passed several groundbreaking laws,” said PM Modi to Speaker Birla.

11: 20 AM: PM Modi Gives Speaker Om Birla A Lot Of Praise

“Your term as Lok Sabha MP as well as Speaker is a source of inspiration for the first-time MPs as well as young parliamentarians,” On Om Birla’s selection as speaker of the Lok Sabha, PM Modi

11: 10 AM: Om Birla Is Declared Elected As The Speaker Of Lok Sabha

Om Birla is the only Lok Sabha speaker after Balram Jakhar in 1985 to get two full terms. Birla was on Wednesday elected as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha. He was speaker of 17th Lok Sabha too.

Swastika Sruti

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