BJP’s Om Birla elected as Lok Sabha Speaker for second time in a row

PTK NEWS DESK

News Delhi, June 26: Om Birla, the NDA nominee, was elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker today, through a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was adopted via voice votes.

The house echoed with ‘Ayes’ and ‘Noes’, and the pro-tem speaker, Bhartruhari Mahtab, declared Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house. The opposition, which had filed K Suresh as the Speaker candidate of the INDIA bloc, did not press for a division vote.
“I declare Om Birla as the Speaker,” Mahtab announced.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi escorted Om Birla to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chair. “I congratulate you on behalf of the entire House and look forward to your guidance for the next five years, ” said PM Modi.
Notably, the voting for the Lok Sabha Speaker happened for the first time. The opposition broke the tradition of unanimously choosing the speaker. The opposition has put forth a condition for the deputy speaker, which is that democracy does not run on conditions.