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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday was granted bail by a special court here in connection with a case filed by the BJP's Karnataka unit for issuing “defamatory" advertisements in mainstream newspapers.
As the first Parliament session after the recent general elections got underway, it reflected a sea change in power dynamics, with the BJP short of a majority and dependent on its NDA allies, and the Opposition INDIA alliance confident and purposeful, fuelled by a rise in numbers. A rare contest for the Speaker’s post also took place, which signalled stormy days in Parliament ahead, while Rahul Gandhi took on his first statutory role as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. The Urdu dailies captured these developments, and sought to decipher them.
The installation of ‘sengol’ adjacent to the Lok Sabha Speaker's chair has become a hot topic of discussion during this session, with opposition MPs advocating its replacement by a copy of the Indian Constitution.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi shook hands and ushered the newly-elected Speaker Om Birla to his chair, the Lok Sabha livened up to the spirit of consensual yet competitive politics.
After 10 years, the Lok Sabha will have a Leader of the Opposition, with the Congress winning 99 seats in the recent general elections. On Tuesday evening, following a meeting with INDIA bloc leaders at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence, the Congress named senior leader and MP Rahul Gandhi for the post.
With great power comes great responsibility. A slew of roles and responsibilities awaits Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who took over as the Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister on Wednesday said that Om Birla’s experience of being a Speaker in the previous term would help him guide the country further in his second term. Birla, the (MP) from Kota, Rajasthan, was elected as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha earlier in the day.
The ruling BJP-led NDA’s nominee Om Birla has been elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday by a voice vote as the House saw a rare contest for the crucial post. The three-term BJP MP from Rajasthan’s Kota, Birla was also the Speaker of the previous House.
With the Opposition’s increased strength in Lok Sabha, its members are hoping to get the post of Deputy Speaker. There was no Deputy Speaker for the entire duration of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-24). M Thambi Durai of the AIADMK, a BJP ally at the time, was Deputy Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-19).