The Lok Sabha will witness a uncommon election for the Speaker’s publish – the primary since 1976 – as Congress member Kodikunnil Suresh has been made the opposition candidate in opposition to NDA nominee Om Birla.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated Defence Minister Rajnath Singh failed to provide an assurance on the opposition social gathering’s declare to the Deputy Speaker’s publish.
Whereas elections to the Speaker’s publish have been widespread earlier than Independence, the place of the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha has witnessed contests solely thrice in Impartial India – in 1952, 1967 and 1976. Congress member Kodikunnil Suresh has been nominated because the opposition candidate, difficult the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee Om Birla. This improvement follows Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for failing to guarantee the opposition of the Deputy Speaker’s publish.