Topic: Lok Sabha Speaker

The suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs in 2021 was as unjustified as the suspension of 141 opposition MPs now. The existence of the Speaker's power under the Lok Sabha rules does not guarantee the constitutionality of their exercise.

The Congress MP in the letter pointed at the 'unclear demarcation of roles' of the Privileges Committee and the Ethics Committee, especially in case of exercising penal powers.

Speaker Om Birla said arrangements have been made for zero-touch security checks during the session and random tests for Covid-19 will be conducted during the session.

As President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy held the reins of the country during a politically tumultuous time in the wake of Emergency.

BJP’s Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur made controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse in Lok Sabha Wednesday. The remarks were expunged by the Speaker.

Sumitra Mahajan had opted for the luxury sedan in 2016 but then didn't use as she found it 'uncomfortable'.

Advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Susmita Kumari had filed a plea seeking an urgent hearing on the grounds that the Lok Sabha Speaker was not performing the statutory duty.

Om Birla, a two-time BJP MP from Rajasthan, was nominated the new Speaker of the Lok Sabha Tuesday.

Two-time Rajasthan MP Om Birla belongs to the Marwari Baniya community and his nomination as Speaker is being seen as BJP’s forward caste push.

BJP's Virendra Kumar will administer the oath for newly-elected members of parliament and will oversee the election of the Lok Sabha speaker.