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As the row over the appointment of the new Speaker Protem, Opposition sources reportedly said on Saturday that Suresh Kodikunnil, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu and Sudip Bandyopadhyay may not join the panel of chairpersons to assist Speaker Protem Bhartruhari Mahtab in administering the oath to the newly elected members of the Lok Sabha.
Having castigated the new BJP-led NDA government for ignoring the claim of the eight-term Lok Sabha MP from the Congress, Kodikunnil Suresh, for the Pro tem Speaker’s position in the newly-elected House while appointing BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab to it, the Opposition INDIA bloc is now likely to reject the role given to Suresh and two other Opposition MPs to assist Mahtab in administering oath to the new members.
As the Opposition mounts pressure on the government over the NEET-UG and UGC-NET controversies and the issue of railway safety, the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha could be tumultuous, with Opposition leaders alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “does not have the ability to consider the concerns of different political parties”.
Seven-time Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab of the BJP has been appointed the pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Seven-term parliamentarian and BJP leader was on June 20 appointed of the Lok Sabha, deviating from the largely followed convention of appointing the senior most member of the House to the post, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition Congress.
If there is no consensus between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition INDIA bloc, the election for the Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to be held on June 26. The newly-elected Lok Sabha will meet for its inaugural session from June 24 to July 3.
The Lok Sabha is scheduled to elect its new Speaker on June 26. The newly-elected 18th will meet for its inaugural session from June 24 to July 3.
The impending entry of Sunetra Pawar into the Rajya Sabha has added yet another Pawar name to the pantheon of dynastic politicians from Maharashtra. With family patriarch Sharad Pawar already a Rajya Sabha member, his daughter Supriya Sule in the Lok Sabha, and his nephew Ajit and grandnephew Rohit in the Maharashtra Assembly, Sunetra is set to become the fifth Pawar to hold public office.