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Congress raking up pro tem speaker issue is shameful, says Kiren Rijiju [Times Nation]: Mahtab Won Seven Polls While Suresh Lost In 1998 & 2004

by Mahtab has won seven consecutive polls whereas Suresh though an eighttime MP lost in 1998, 2004Rijiju also termed Sureshs grievance as an afterthought saying the Congressman was happy to be nominated on the panel of chairpersons Somebody is instigating him to make such statements the minister saidThe confrontation on something as innocuous as pro tem speaker is seen as important as it is reflective of the aggression that Congress might show in Parliament as well as govts intent to stand its ground Who gets to function as pro tem speaker has never been an issue It is a nonpartisan role, whoever gets to perform it fades into oblivion almost as soon as a regular speaker takes overRijiju said that in 2004 Balasaheb VikhePatil was made pro tem speaker although he was an eight time MP while Atal Bihari Vajpayee being a 10time MP was the seniormost, Fernandes, George, Girdhar Gamang were ninetime MPs But Patil was made pro tem speaker, three seniors were ignored There have been several such examples in the past he addedMoreover there is a Supreme Court ruling that making the seniormost MP pro tem speaker is not binding the minister saidRijiju urged other opposition parties to avoid toeing Congresss line Congress has lost the peoples mandate once again The mandate is in NDAs favour they Congress should accept it, past recalling that after the death of G V Mavalankar Hukum Singh was made speaker although he was not the seniormost
Published in The Times of India (Online) (22.06.2024)
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