Will the Secy Gen of LS get another term?

July 22, 2014 18:05

P Sreedharan's term as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha will end on July 30.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is likely to discuss this with the Leader of the Lok Sabha Narendra Modi and also Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu on whether an extension should be given to him. Or whether they should seek a new face from the IAS or the Indian Legal Service or promote the senior most Secretary in the Lok Sabha. A decision is likely to be taken by this weekend.

The Leader of Opposition will not be brought in as was done by former Speaker Meira Kumar, who had consulted Sushma Swaraj -- the then Leader of Opposition.

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