Parliament LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today move the motion proposing the name of Kota Member of Parliament Om Birla as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on Day 2 of the Budget Session. The name of Birla, BJP’s surprise pick, was backed by all NDA allies as also by the YSR Congress Party, the Biju Janata Dal and key opposition parties, including the Congress.
A notice was given to the Lok Sabha Secretariat by the BJP, proposing the name of Birla, a two-time MP from Kota-Bundi seat in Rajasthan, for the Speaker’s post and bringing a motion for his election, which will be held on Wednesday.
Birla’s surprise nomination is seen by many in the BJP as a message from the top leadership that the party will promote leaders who keep a low-profile and work at the ground-level.
meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind will address a joint session of the two Houses of Parliament today.
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