Mysore/Mysuru: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted a high-level committee comprising Speakers of six State Legislative Assemblies to bring uniformity in the policies and procedures of Legislatures across the country, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana said. Addressing reporters after presiding over the committee’s first preliminary meeting at Silent Shores Resort & Spa in…
First in 48 years!
June 26, 2024Om Birla wins election to become Lok Sabha Speaker New Delhi: Three-time MP Om Birla of BJP has returned as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha after defeating Kodikunnil Suresh in the election to the post this morning. Suresh is an eight-time Congress MP from Kerala’s Mavelikara and the member who has won the most number…
Lok Sabha Speaker’s post: It’s Om Birla Vs K. Suresh
June 25, 2024Election for the first time tomorrow New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Om Birla and Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh today filed nominations for the Lok Sabha Speaker election after talks between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc failed. The development sets the stage for a contest for the Lok…
Pratap Simmha meets Lok Sabha Speaker, offers explanation
December 14, 2023New Delhi: Under scrutiny from the Opposition over allegations of providing Parliament passes to individuals responsible for triggering panic in the Lok Sabha (LS) yesterday with gas canisters, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha met LS Speaker Om Birla last evening and briefed him about the accused persons. Simmha told the Speaker that the father of accused…
Visitor gallery passes, entry of PAs banned
December 14, 2023New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has announced a ban on visitor gallery passes within the Parliament premises, said sources. The information comes amidst a backdrop of heightened security considerations. Moreover, entry passes for PA of all MPs including Ministers have been revoked with immediate effect. Passes of PA to former MPs have also…
Divyangs immensely contributed in development of society: Om Birla
February 15, 2022New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said that contributions of the differently-abled or the ‘Divyangs’ to the development of society are immense. The Speaker made the remark, after distributing assistive devices to differently-abled and senior citizens in Rajasthan’s Lakheri. “Divyangs have enhanced the country’s value in Paralympic Games. They have made the…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrives in Bengaluru
September 24, 2021To address Joint Session of Legislature; Opposition Congress to boycott Bengaluru: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who arrived in the State capital today, was received by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the Raj Bhavan. It will be the first time that Birla will be addressing the Joint Session of the two Houses of a Legislature. The…
Lok Sabha Speaker to address Joint Session of Karnataka Legislature tomorrow
September 23, 2021New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will address a Joint Session of both the Houses of Karnataka Legislature on Friday, a statement said here on Thursday. The Speaker is scheduled to address the members of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly in the Karnataka Assembly in Bengaluru at 2.30 pm, the statement said. The theme…
Sumalatha seeks CBI probe into KRS Dam illegal mining
July 21, 2021Meets Union Jal Shakthi, Mining Ministers Seeks Speaker’s nod to raise issue in Parliament Mysore/Mysuru: Determined to take the stone mining and blasting issue around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam to a logical end, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish called upon Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi yesterday to urge the Centre…
Lok Sabha proceedings extended till midnight
February 11, 2021New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were extended till midnight since Monday to accommodate the long list of speakers participating in the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. Lok Sabha meets between 4 pm and 9 pm. Meenakshi Lekhi, who was presiding over the proceedings, said there is a long list of speakers participating in…













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