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Who was Hemraj Meena, martyr whose daughter's wedding was attended by Om Birla?
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla performed wedding rituals for Reena, daughter of Pulwama martyr Hemraj Meena, in Rajasthan's Sangod.
Published on Apr 13, 2025 12:19 PM IST
‘Did not let me speak’: Rahul Gandhi's big charge against Lok Sabha speaker
“I requested him (the Speaker) to let me speak, but he just ran away. This is no way to run the House,” Rahul Gandhi told reporters outside the Parliament.
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 06:02 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker slams DMK members for wearing T-shirts with ‘fair delimitation
Members of the DMK party were wearing t-shirts with slogans protesting the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 01:23 PM IST
Make Delhi Assembly a model legislature, Birla urges MLAs
Lok Sabha secretary-general Utpal Kumar apprised Birla that 40% are first-time MLAs and most were younger than 50 years
Published on Mar 19, 2025 05:18 AM IST
‘Eliminate evils, embrace goodness’: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's Holi message
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla extended greetings to the people on the eve of Holi. Says “It promotes love, unity, and brotherhood among people.”
Updated on Mar 13, 2025 09:06 PM IST
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Opposition members protest in Lok Sabha demanding debate on Maha Kumbh stampede
The protesting members moved to the well of the House, raising slogans and calling for the suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the tragedy
Published on Feb 03, 2025 02:34 PM IST
'Modi-Yogi down down': Opposition raises slogans in LS over Kumbh stampede
Sloganeering continued all through the question hour. At the end of the hour, Birla urged members to never let the question hour be interrupted.
Published on Feb 03, 2025 01:06 PM IST
Decline in sittings of legislatures a matter of concern: Om Birla in Patna
Birla said the legislatures should be a place for meaningful and result-oriented discussions and for that all the political parties should come together to have a code of conduct for their respective parties
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 04:02 PM IST
Om Birla bans demonstrations at Parliament after NDA vs INDIA scuffle: Report
The speaker's decision comes after scuffle between NDA and INDIA bloc MPs at Parliament resulted in injuries to two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs.
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 11:04 PM IST
Opposition should use Zero Hour to raise issues & let Parliament function: Om Birla
He said that the MPs should raise questions, seek answers from the government, and engage in discussions with government representatives
Published on Dec 10, 2024 12:02 PM IST
‘Aajkal Mahabharat sunane ka…’: Om Birla on MP's reference in Lok Sabha
The Speaker made the remarks while telling an MP not to narrate stories but to ask to-the-point questions.
Published on Aug 02, 2024 03:41 PM IST
‘Read parliamentary rules’: Om Birla tells Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
The LoP criticised PM Modi, stating that farmers, workers, and young people in the country were scared.
Published on Jul 29, 2024 08:44 PM IST
Explainer: Why are remarks expunged in Parliament?
Rule 303 of the Lok Sabha authorises the Speaker to remove words, phrases or expressions in dissent notes given by an MP
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 01:16 PM IST
Probe charges of abrupt hike in airfares faced by MPs: Speaker to aviation minister
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday asked civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu to probe allegations of sudden fare hike when MPs try to book air tickets, saying similar complaints raised by several lawmakers are extremely “serious and worrying”.
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 07:08 AM IST
‘Correct yourself’: Om Birla vs TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Lok Sabha
Abhishek Banerjee claimed that the three farm laws, which were later repealed by the Centre were not discussed in the Lok Sabha.
Published on Jul 24, 2024 07:39 PM IST
Amritpal writes to Speaker seeking nod to attend Parliament session
Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh has written an email to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking permission to attend the Parliament session from July 22
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 02:51 PM IST
LS Speaker Om Birla pitches for reforms in UNSC at BRICS parliamentary forum meet
Om Birla said India believes that the addition of new members to the BRICS family will strengthen BRICS as an organisation
Published on Jul 11, 2024 08:19 PM IST
Interview: Lawmakers’ duty to enhance people’s faith in Parliament, says Om Birla
Days after presiding over the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla speaks to HT about his priorities, expectations, quality of debates, challenges, etc
Updated on Jul 07, 2024 05:28 PM IST
Speaker amends Lok Sabha rules after MPs raise slogans during oath
The move comes in response to many members resorting to slogans during their oaths for the 18th Lok Sabha on June 24 and 25.
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 07:27 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
'Selective expunction': Rahul Gandhi wants Om Birla to restore Lok Sabha speech
The Rae Bareli MP also claimed the Speaker's action was against the Lok Sabha rules.
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 03:37 PM IST
Kissa Kursi Ka, Sarpatta, Yamagola: A look at movies that took on the Emergency
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut is the latest in the line of filmmakers who have something to say about a “black chapter” in India’s history
Published on Jul 01, 2024 04:07 PM IST
Om Birla reacts to allegations of muting, says Speaker has no control of mics
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also took exception to members adding extra statements at the beginning or end of their oath and said that it is beyond the constitutional regulations
Published on Jul 01, 2024 01:43 PM IST
Aanchal Poddar
Congress MP writes to Lok Sabha Speaker to remove restrictions on media
Although protocols that were put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic have been dispensed with, journalists have restricted access to galleries in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 06:16 PM IST
‘Don’t behave like sore loser': BJP slams Oppn on criticism of Lok Sabha Speaker
After being elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker through a voice vote, Om Birla had condemned the Emergency imposed by then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Can't ‘Jai Samvidhaan’ be chanted in Parliament? asks Priyanka Gandhi
Opposition MPs echoed Shashi Tharoor’s chant of “Jai Samvidhaan,” prompting the Speaker to remind them that their oaths were already on the Constitution.
Published on Jun 27, 2024 05:28 PM IST
Impartiality is the main responsibility: Akhilesh to Lok Sabha Speaker
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party’s floor leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday led a host of leaders to seek more parliamentary space for the Opposition from Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and referred to the suspension of lawmakers in the previous Lok Sabha.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 08:32 AM IST
India expects Opposition to defend Constitution: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday emphasised on the Opposition’s role in Parliament as the representative of the voice of India and hoped that Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla “will do his duty to defend the Constitution” by allowing the Opposition to speak, marking his first speech as Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Parliament set to write Amrit Kaal’s future under Om Birla: Modi
As India makes efforts to modernise and fulfill its aspirations, the Parliament under Om Birla’s leadership is ready to “write the future of Amrit Kaal”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he congratulated the Rajasthan lawmaker on his election as the Lok Sabha Speaker for a second consecutive term.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Birla’s reference to Emergency sparks face-off with Opposition in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday condemned the imposition of Emergency in 1975 and described it as a “dark day in the history” of the country, setting off a political firestorm during the first session of the House as Congress members shouted slogans and termed the remarks “unfortunate”.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Vrinda Tulsian, New Delhi
Om Birla is Speaker after voice vote amid govt, Oppn jousting
The Opposition fielded Kodikunnil Suresh as its candidate against Birla, but there was really no chance of him winning – all parties, including the BJP issued three-line whips ahead of the election
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 06:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi