Om Birla
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Speaker Om Birla mutes VCK chief amid demands for impartial proceedings
As Om Birla donned the hat of Speaker of Lok Sabha for the second consecutive term Opposition leaders congratulated him while requesting to be impartial towards the proceedings of the Lower House.…
- India
LS Speaker’s resolution on Emergency triggers opposition protests
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday read out a resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency and termed the decision by then prime minister Indira Gandhi an attack on the…
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BJP MP Om Birla elected as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) MP from Rajasthan’s Kota, Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after a voice vote held in the house on Wednesday, June…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP issues whip to party’s 16 LS MPs to vote for Om Birla in Speaker election
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party on Tuesday issued a whip to its 16 Lok Sabha members to vote for NDA’s Om Birla in Wednesday’s Speaker election. In a three-line whip, TDP’s Amalapuram…
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In a 1st, Lok Sabha to witness election for Speaker post
Kodikunnil Suresh, an eight-term Congress MP from Kerala, has been nominated by the opposition INDIA bloc as their candidate for the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker. This is the first time…
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Kota: 2 Congress workers held for sharing Om Birla’s deepfakes
Amid the raging election campaigning season, two Congress workers have been apprehended for allegedly sharing a video, denounced by the BJP as a deepfake of the BJP candidate for the Kota constituency,…
- India
PM Modi, other leaders meet Speaker Om Birla after Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the leaders of some political parties in a customary meeting on Thursday after Parliament’s winter session, during which the…
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Speaker Birla calls meeting of MPs to discuss security lapse
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said the security lapse in the House is being thoroughly probed and called a meeting of MPs from all parties later in the…
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Danish Ali writes to Birla, says ‘fabricated charges’ used against him
New Delhi: BSP MP Danish Ali on Friday alleged that attempts are being made to turn the victim into an accused by using “fabricated charges” against him over his complaint against BJP…
- India
Mahua Moitra writes to LS speaker over Apple security alerts received by oppn MPs
New Delhi: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla flagging alerts received by several opposition leaders about “state-sponsored” attacks on their iPhones, and urged him to…
- India
LS Speaker refers complaint against TMC MP Mahua Moitra to ethics panel
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s “bribe-for-query” complaint against Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra to the Ethics Committee of the lower House. Dubey has accused…
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Bidhuri row: Congress chief Suresh demands BJP MP suspension
New Delhi: Congress chief whip in Lok Sabha K Suresh on Saturday wrote to Speaker Om Birla demanding the immediate suspension of BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, saying he has brought immense shame…
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LS Speaker warns BJP’s Bidhuri of ‘strict action’ as remarks spark outrage
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday took “serious note” of certain objectionable comments made by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the House and warned him of “strict action” if…
- Telangana
KTR seeks action against Bandi Sanjay for denigrating KCR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao on Friday asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla what action he would take against BJP MP Bandi Sanjay for…
- India
LS Speaker likely to take call on Rahul’s membership restoration on Aug 7
New Delhi: Come August 7, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will have to take two significant decisions. One pertains to restoring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s membership, and the other on the possible…