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New Delhi: Smiles and handshakes between rivals followed the re-election of Om Birla as Lok Sabha Speaker today. The rare moment of bonhomie was, however, short-lived and chaos returned after the newly-elected Speaker mentioned the \u201cdark days of Emergency\u201d and called for 2-minute silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe democratic values of India were crushed, and freedom of expression was strangled\u2026India is known all over the world as the mother of democracy. Democratic values and debate have always been supported in India. Democratic values have always been protected and encouraged,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Birla also observed a two-minute silence in the memory of those who lost their lives during the Emergency period.<\/p>\n
This caused the Opposition to break into protests and sloganeering in the Parliament.<\/p>\n
The Lok Sabha elected Om Birla as the Speaker by a voice vote.<\/p>\n
Following Birla\u2019s election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him and said he looks forward to the Speaker\u2019s guidance for the next five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour sweet smile keeps the entire House happy\u2026The previous Lok Sabha passed several path-breaking legislations under your leadership,\u201d PM Modi told Birla while addressing the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n
Soon after Mr Birla, a three-time MP, was re-elected by voice vote, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi walked up and congratulated him. Mr Gandhi also shook hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Then, the two leaders, along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, escorted Mr Birla to the Speaker\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n
On the Speaker\u2019s Emergency remark, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said it is \u201cunfortunate\u201d that the Speaker ended up undermining the spirit of consensus by a \u201cdivisive\u201d statement. \u201cThis was not necessary. It was 49 years ago. If you have to go to such lengths on a day on which the message was to be one of cooperation and consensus, that\u2019s unfortunate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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