Cong not to oppose, Birla set to be next Speaker

June 18, 2019 12:47

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Bharatiya Janata Party MP Om Birla's candidature for Lok Sabha Speaker:

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari were the proposers.

"Biju Janata Dal, Shiv Sena, National People's Party, Mizo National Front, Akali Dal, Lok Janshakti Party, YSRCP, JD-U, AIADMK, and Apna Dal have signed the proposal."

He said he met Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to seek the party's support.

"We have talked to the Congress. They haven't signed the proposal yet but they won't oppose it," Joshi said.

Birla took oath as MP in Lok Sabha today. -- ANI

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