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Rahul Speech Expunged: Congress MP Contests Speaker’s Decision, Cites Anurag Thakur’s Remarks

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla after several portions of his speech in the House were expunged from the Lok Sabha's record. In the letter, Gandhi expressed concern and said that he was shocked by how a considerable portion of his speech had been removed from the proceedings under the garb of expunction. "While I Chair dereives (the Chair derives) powers to expunge certain remarks from the proceedings of the House but the stipulation is only those kind of words, the nature of which have been specified in Rule 380 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha," the letter read. "I am, however, shocked to note the manner in which considerable portion of my speech...
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When Are Mics Turned Off In Lok Sabha? Om Birla Explains Amid Big Charge By Rahul Gandhi

Amid the heated debate between the ruling party and the Opposition in Parliament on Monday, July 1, over the issue of mics being switched off, Om Birla sought to bring in clarification. Leader Of  Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi again raised the issue of the mic being switched off while he was speaking in the House. He asked Speaker Om Birla who had the control of this mic. "Whenever we say something like this, the mic goes off. Even today when I mentioned the word Ayodhya, the mic went off. Speaker Om Birla interrupted him and answered." When Is An MP's Mic Turned On? Speaker Om Birla said that an MP's mic is switched on as soon as the Speaker's name is announced. Replying to Rahul Gandhi, Om Birla said: "You have said this several times outside...
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‘You Bowed Down While Shaking Hands With PM Modi’: Rahul Gandhi Attacks Om Birla, He Responds

In a stormy session on the opening day of the second week of the Parliament session, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition, attacked Speaker Om Birla questioning why he bowed down before Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While Gandhi emphasised the impartiality of the Speaker's position, Om Birla responded saying he maintains the tradition of bowing to elders. Gandhi, during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in Lok Sabha, said the Speaker is the tallest leader of the House. "You are the final arbitror of the Lok Sabha, you are the final word here. What you say fundamentally defines the Indian democracy. There are two people sitting in that Chair -- Speaker of Lok Sabha and Mr Om Birla...," said Gandhi. "I noticed some...
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Video | Om Birla Lambasts Opposition Over Mic Controversy Raised By Rahul Gandhi

Clarifying the row over the alleged muting of opposition leaders' mic in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla stated he has no control over it. "I do not have control over the mics," said, and claimed those who have held the Speaker post would agree that such allegations are baseless because there are no controls for it with the Speaker. LoP Rahul Gandhi's mic was turned off as he tried to speak against the government, Congress leader Manickam Tagore told NDTV on Friday. After a showdown between the ruling party and the opposition alliance, the speaker had adjourned the House on Friday till 11 AM today. ...
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Lok Sabha congratulates Indian cricket team on T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Monday celebrated the Indian cricket team's victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, lauding the team's inspiring performance and its impact on the nation's youth and sportspersons. Speaker Om Birla congratulated skipper Rohit Sharma and the team, highlighting the significance of their triumph."India's youngsters and sportspersons will derive inspiration from this victory," said Birla as he praised the team's outstanding achievement.India secured the T20 World Cup after a 17-year gap, defeating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final on June 29. This victory marks India's second T20 World Cup title, with the first being in 2007 under MS Dhoni's captaincy.Following the win, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 Internationals. He expressed his elati...
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Sonia Gandhi Slams Speaker Om Birla, PM Modi For Raking Up Emergency In Lok Sabha

Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi has slammed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raking up the 1975-77 Emergency to divert attention from the "assault on the Constitution". In an article titled 'Preaching consensus, provoking confrontation', Sonia Gandhi wrote: "The Emergency was dredged up by the Prime Minister and his party – astonishingly, even by the Speaker whose position is incompatible with any public political stance other than one of strict impartiality." Sonia Gandhi said in the 1977 elections, people gave their verdict on the Emergency, which was accepted without hesitation. But within three years, Congress got a huge majority, which PM Modi's BJP has not been able to achieve till now. She said it was...
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‘Dictatorship’: Congress Claims LoP Rahul Gandhi’s Microphone Muted As He Raised NEET Row

 A heated exchange unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Friday as the Congress party alleged that the microphone of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was turned off while he was addressing the NEET paper leak issue. The Speaker refuted these claims. Gandhi urged for a discussion on the NEET irregularities, emphasising the need to send a message of unity to the youth of the country. तानाशाह को सच से डर क्यों लगता है ??संसद में जब LoP @RahulGandhi जी ने NEET का मुद्दा उठाया तो उनका Mic Off 🚫 कर‌‌ दिया गया‌👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/FygISPzMka — Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) June 28, 2024 In response to Rahul, Speaker Om Birla was heard saying, "I don't switch off the mic, there's no button with me."  NEET पेपर लीक और परीक्षा में हुई धांधली से पूरे देश भर के...
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Video | Lok Sabha में आज विपक्ष उटाएगा NEET Paper Leak का मुद्दा, Rahul Gandhi ने दिया बयान

Lok Sabha में आज विपक्ष NEET Paper Leak का मुद्दा उठाने वाला है. इसे लेकर आज संसद में चर्चा हो सकती है. विपक्ष के नेता राहुल गांधी (Rahul Gandhi) ने इसे लेकर कहा कि  NEET पर सदन में चर्चा होनी चाहिए. Source link
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Om Birla: LoP Criticises Lok Sabha Speaker For His ‘Emergency’ Remark

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday, where he expressed his discontent over the Speaker's reference to the Emergency yesterday. The reference was made during a parliamentary session on Wednesday, labeling it "clearly political" and unnecessary.  Gandhi's meeting with the Speaker was described as a courtesy call, during which he also raised the issue of the Emergency reference, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said.  "It was a courtesy call. The Speaker declared Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition, and after that, he, along with other I.N.D.I.A bloc partner leaders met the Speaker," Venugopal told reporters.  Asked about Emergency reference, Venugopal said, "We discussed many things about P...
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‘Don’t give me advice on … ‘: Speaker Om Birla chides Congress MP Deepender Hooda in Lok Sabha | Video | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday rebuked Congress's Deepender Hooda for his remarks over 'Jai Samvidhan' slogan. As Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took oath as an MP, he chanted the slogans 'Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan'. Following this, a few opposition MPs also chanted 'Jai Samvidhan'. As Tharoor walked off after shaking hands with Birla, the Speaker said, "He is already taking oath on the Constitution."Soon after this remark, a few members of the opposition started to contradict his remarks while Deepender Hooda stood up from his seat to say the Speaker should not be objecting to this. "Don't give me advice on what I should or should not object to. Take your seat," the Speaker rebuffed.Later in the evening, Hooda shared a video of this on X and wrote: "Has it now become wrong...
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Congress condemns LS Speaker Om Birla’s remarks on Emergency — ‘travesty of Parliamentary traditions’

New Delhi: The Congress has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying the “political references” on Emergency made by him during the proceedings of the House Wednesday were “deeply shocking” and “unprecedented in the annals of history of Parliament”.Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal flagged the party’s objections in a letter to Birla, who returned to the post of Lok Sabha Speaker Wednesday after a motion appointing him, moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was adopted by voice vote.  Venugopal, who has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Kerala’s Alappuzha, said the issue has a bearing on the “very credibility of the institution of Parliament”. Birla had read out a resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency by Indira Gandhi as prime minister in 1975. ...
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Parliament Live: President Murmu To Address Joint Session Today

Parliament Live Updates: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the joint session on Thursday. President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday, where she is expected to outline the priorities of the newly-elected government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  The address will be President Murmu's first to the joint sitting of Parliament following the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha. The initial session of the Lok Sabha commenced on Monday, and the 264th session of the Rajya Sabha will begin on June 27.  President Murmu will arrive at Parliament in a procession from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, escorted by the horse-mounted presidential bodyguards. She will be received at the Gaja...
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Video | Lok Sabha Speaker Election: OM Birla की अध्यक्षता में संसद भवन में कई नई पहल | PM Modi |Rahul Gandhi

  18th Lok Sabha News: 18 वीं लोक सभा के पहले सत्र का तीसरा दिन। ओम बिरला की दूसरी पारी का आगाज। दशकों बाद चुनाव की नौबत आई। लेकिन विपक्ष ने वोटिंग पर जोर नहीं दिया। एक ऐतिहासिक अवसर जिसका जिक्र खुद पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी ने किया। Source link
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First day in office, ‘Emergency’ on lips, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Opposition’s line of fire
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First day in office, ‘Emergency’ on lips, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Opposition’s line of fire

New Delhi: Pushed to virtual irrelevance by the government’s brute majority in the past decade, a resurgent Opposition Wednesday leveraged its renewed numerical strength to take thinly veiled digs at newly re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for how they were treated in the previous House.From Rahul Gandhi’s reference to “non-democratic idea” of “silencing” the Opposition’s voice to Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandopadhyay’s remark about “bowing before the ruling party,” the opposition MPs minced no words in expressing their disapproval with the functioning of the previous House. They sought “significantly more” space in the new Lok Sabha in view of their larger numerical presence. Birla snapped a few times as the INDIA bloc MPs picked up instances from the 17th Lok Sabha to make ...
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Om Birla beats Oppn’s K Suresh in rare election for LS Speaker, suspense remains over Dy Speaker post

New Delhi: NDA nominee Om Birla was re-elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha by voice vote Wednesday. He defeated the Congress’s Kodikunnil Suresh, fielded as the Opposition’s candidate, in what was the fourth instance of an election for the post since Independence. The motion to appoint Birla, moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was adopted through voice vote with the Opposition not pressing for division of votes, but making it a point to register their dissent over the government’s non-committal approach to their demand for the deputy Speaker’s post. The rare event of an election for the Speaker’s post was necessitated due to a lack of agreement between the treasury and the opposition benches, which insisted that there could be a consensus only if the government was ready to give the de...
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Allow Oppn to be heard, defend Constitution — Rahul congratulates re-elected LS Speaker Om Birla

Gandhi said that the Lok Sabha Speaker is the final arbiter of the voice of the people, and the Opposition this time represents that voice significantly more than the 17th Lok Sabha.Clad in a white kurta pyjama, Rahul Gandhi speaking as the Leader of the Opposition said, “I would like to congratulate you for your successful election that you have been elected for the second time. I would like to congratulate you on behalf of the entire Opposition and the INDIA alliance.” “This House represents the voice of India’s people and you are the final arbiter of that voice. The government has political power but the opposition also represents the voice of India’s people and this time, the opposition represents significantly more voice of the Indian people than it did last time,” the Congress MP...
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‘Black chapter in history’: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invokes Emergency, opposition fumes | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In his first address as the newly elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla made a reference to Emergency, leading to protests from opposition members.During his speech, Birla condemned the decision of the Congress-led government to declare an emergency in 1975. The house also observed a two-minute silence in memory of those who died during that time."This House strongly condemns the decision to impose Emergency in 1975.Along with this, we appreciate the determination of all those people who opposed the Emergency, fought and fulfilled the responsibility of protecting the democracy of India. 25th June 1975 will always be known as a black chapter in the history of India," Birla said.He further added, "On this day, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in the ...
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Hope voice of opposition will be allowed in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks during election of the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition would be allowed to raise the voice of people in the House. He also said the Opposition wanted the House to function "often and well" and added that it was very important that cooperation happens with trust. "I'd like to congratulate you for your successful election... I congratulate you on behalf of the entire INDIA alliance. This House represents the voice of people of India... Of course the government has political power, but the opposition also represents the voice of India...
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‘We are confident you’ll defend Constitution’: Rahul Gandhi congratulates Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi, who has been appointed as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), congratulated NDA's Speaker pick Om Birla on assuming the highest post in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Congratulating Birla for being elected as the Speaker of the Lower House, Rahul Gandhi said he hoped that the Opposition would be allowed to raise the voice of the people in the House.The Congress scion said the Opposition wanted the House to function "often and well", adding that it was very crucial that cooperation is embedded in trust."I'd like to congratulate you for your successful election... I congratulate you on behalf of the entire INDIA alliance. This House represents the voice of people of India... Of course the government has political power, but the opposition ...
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Om Birla elected as Speaker for 18th Lok Sabha by voice vote | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA pick Om Birla on Wednesday was elected as Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha by voice vote.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had moved the motion to elect Om Birla as Lok Sabha Speaker. The motion was seconded by Union minister Rajnath Singh and JD(U) leader Lalan Singh. The Speaker election was mandated after the NDA and INDIA bloc failed to reach a consensus over the Speaker candidate.The opposition INDIA bloc had fielded K Suresh against Om Birla, who will now serve as Speaker for the second term. NCP (SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule, among other INDIA bloc leaders, had moved the motion in support of K Suresh.Birla, MP from Rajasthan's Kota, was renominated by the NDA for the Speaker post on Tuesday.On June 19, 2019, Om Birla, was electe...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Election: Opposition’s Strong Message In Om Birla-Vs-K Suresh Battle Today

The Lok Sabha is all set for a historic election for the Speaker as BJP's Kota MP, Om Birla, and Congress veteran from Mavelikkara constituency in Kerala, Kodikunnil Suresh, battle it out on Tuesday, June 26. Although the Opposition is almost sure to be defeated by the ruling NDA in the election, it wants to push forward with its candidate in the Speaker's election to send across a message that the Centre can't "bulldoze INDIA bloc as it did last time".  On Monday, the Opposition declined to participate in the panel to assist the pro-tem Speaker and accused the government of not following the tradition of electing the most senior Lok Sabha MP to the temporary post. Lok Sabha Speaker Election The Parliament will conduct the rare election for the post of L...
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