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TopicLok Sabha

Topic: Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Indian Parliament, situated in New Delhi. Originally, the Lok Sabha had 489 seats when it was first convened in 1952. Over time, the number of seats increased to 543 to accommodate the growing population and ensure proportional representation. The new Parliament building, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023, has a seating capacity of over 800. 


The first Lok Sabha session commenced on May 13, 1952, marking a significant milestone in India’s democratic journey. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, addressed the inaugural session, setting the tone for parliamentary proceedings.


There are general elections held every five years that elect members of Parliament from 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. They are responsible for enacting laws, the most notable being the budget. The leader of the party with the largest number of MPs in the Lok Sabha forms the government at the Centre. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is chosen by a simple majority of the assembly’s members and is ranked sixth in order of precedence.

Lok Sabha passes 3 criminal code bills to replace British-era laws — focus on ‘Indianness’

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The bills were passed in absence of most of the Opposition, a majority of whom have been suspended for protests over the Parliament security breach.

143 & counting — Lok Sabha suspends 2 more Opposition MPs over Parliament security breach protests

ThePrint Team -
MPs Thomas Chazhikadan & A.M. Ariff were suspended Wednesday. Oppn is demanding a statement in the House by Home Minister Amit Shah, while govt says detailed probe should suffice.

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49 Lok Sabha MPs suspended for disrupting Parliament proceedings. Tally for both Houses now 141

PTI -
The MPs suspended on Tuesday include National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari and Karti Chidambaram and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav.

New bill drops regulation of OTTs, allows govt to ‘take over’ firms for national security

Yuthika Bhargava -
Bill introduced in Lok Sabha Monday. Decision to keep OTTs outside its ambit comes despite telecom services providers’ push to bring them under the regulatory regime.

Opposition parties hold meeting, demand discussion on Parliament security breach in both Houses

PTI -
Aside notices for adjournment of parliamentary sessions, some parties are also contemplating meeting President Droupadi Murmu seeking her intervention on the issue.

Sagar Sharma, e-rickshaw driver who breached Parliament security, was ‘happy with this govt’

Shikha Salaria -
Sharma is son of a carpenter, studied up to Class 9 & spent 2 years in Bengaluru during pandemic, according to Lucknow-based family. Police say yet to come across any criminal history.

How did 2 men get into LS with smoke canisters? There’s 5 layers of security, frisking at each turn

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Visitor passes, issued mainly on recommendation of MPs, are checked at each point. Staff also maintain close watch on visitors in gallery in order to ensure they don't cause disturbances.

‘Ordinary smoke for sensationalism,’ says Speaker as police ‘detain 2’ who breached Parliament security

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The 2 had jumped from visitors gallery onto members' benches of Lok Sabha & hurled 'gas-emitting' canisters. Meanwhile, 2 others were detained for protesting outside Transport Bhawan.

Amit Shah withdraws 3 bills on criminal laws, introduces new draft legislations

PTI -
The discussion on the bills will take place day Thursday and voting will take place Friday, Shah told opposition members who demanded sufficient time to study the three bills.
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