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New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee Om Birla was on Wednesday elected as the Lok Sabha speaker for the second time through a voice vote. It is for the fifth time that a speaker will serve beyond the tenure of one Lok Sabha. The opposition INDIA bloc, which had fielded eight-term Congress MP Kodikkunil Suresh against Birla for the Speaker\u2019s post, did not press for a division vote in the House.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am telling you formally, we didn\u2019t ask for division of votes\u2026We didn\u2019t ask for it because we found it appropriate that there be a consensus on the first today, that there be an atmosphere of consensus on the first day. This was a constructive step from our end. We could have asked for division (of votes),\u201d Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh told ANI. <\/p>\n
However, some opposition MPs objected to Birla\u2019s election through a voice vote. \u201cThe rule says if any member of the House asks for division, the Pro-tem Speaker in this case has to allow for a division. You can clearly see and hear from the footage of Lok Sabha that several members of the Opposition camp sought a division and asked for a division to put the motion to vote and the motion was adopted without putting the motion to vote,\u201d Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a clear testament to the fact that the ruling dispensation, BJP does not have the numbers. This government is running without the numbers. It\u2019s illegal, immoral, unethical and unconstitutional and people of the country have already shown them the door. It\u2019s just a matter of time before they\u2019re shown the door again,\u201d the TMC leader added. TMC MP Kirti Azad, representing Bardhaman-Durgapur, said,\u201dNDA did not have the numbers, and at least eight members asked them for a division\u2026 its video has emerged\u2026 but they finished with ayes! It is clear that the democracy is being strangled.\u201dCongress MP Pramod Tiwari said,\u201dAs far as the election is concerned, when the Parliamentary traditions were disregarded, we registered our protest in a democratic manner \u2013 that the Deputy Speaker should be from Opposition. They didn\u2019t do it\u2026As far as division (of votes) is concerned, why did the ruling side and its allies not demand it?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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