Lok Sabha Speaker Election 2024: 72 For the third time in years, elections for the speaker are going to be held, before this 1951, 1974 Elections were also held for the post of speaker in17The speaker of the 5th Lok Sabha was Om Birla, This time there is no consensus between the ruling BJP-led NDA and the opposition on the Lok Sabha speaker, So NDA From Om Birla and INDIA Congress MP from the block K Suresh submitted his nomination papers at the Lok Sabha Secretary General’s office on Tuesday,
it’s wednesday morning now 11 Voting for this post will take place at, Only after that who will be the Lok Sabha speaker, It will become clear, Meanwhile, let us know why the post of Lok Sabha Speaker is so important and what are the powers of the person holding that post,what happens,
Why is the post of Lok Sabha speaker important,
The speaker of Lok Sabha is responsible for the smooth functioning of the Lok Sabha, Due to which this post is considered very important., Apart from this, the Lok Sabha speaker also decides the agenda of the parliamentary meetings and takes action as per the rules in case of any dispute in the House.,
There are members of both the ruling and opposition parties in the House., That is why the Lok Sabha speaker is expected to remain neutral and run the proceedings of the House., Let us tell you that the Lok Sabha speaker does not declare his opinion on any issue, Nor do they participate in voting on any proposal., But if there are equal votes in favour and against the proposal, he can cast the deciding vote,
What are the powers of the Lok Sabha speaker,
The Lok Sabha speaker constitutes various committees and the work of these committees is done as per his instructions., The special thing is that if any member misbehaves in the House, then the Lok Sabha Speaker has the power to suspend that member., December 2023 In 2015, a total of 14 people were booked for misbehaviour when they demanded a debate on the intrusion case in the Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament. 141 Opposition leaders were suspended, There was a lot of controversy about this,
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