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Congress lashed out at the ruling BJP-led government for not following the largely established convention of appointing the seniormost member to the post of pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha...
BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab has been appointed pro tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha..
The choice of the seven-term Cuttack MP, who was formerly with Naveen Patnaiks BJD before switching to the BJP ahead of the polls, has sparked a political row...
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, By convention, the MP who has served the maximum terms is appointed Speaker pro tem for the first two days when oath is administered to all newly elected MPs...
"In yet another attempt at destroying parliamentary norms, Bhartruhari Mahtab, a seven-term MP, has been appointed the pro-tem Speaker, superseding Kodikunnil Suresh, who will be entering his eighth term," K C Venugopal said in a post on X...
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