Om Birla chosen as Lok Sabha speaker

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Om Birla chosen as Lok Sabha speaker

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan MP Om Birla was on Wednesday chosen as speaker of the Lok Sabha.nnThe motion to choose Birla as the speaker was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also Leader of the House, and passed by a voice votenn”That Shri Om Birla, a member of the is House, be chosen as the Speaker of the this House,” read the motionnnThe motion was seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath SinghnnA similar motion was moved by Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah, which was supported by Union minister Nitin GadkarinnThe Congress and the DMK had moved notices for a similar motion. But the notices were issued after 12 noon Tuesday, the deadlinennAs a special case, pro-tem Speaker Virendra Kumar allowed the motions to be movednnBirla, who won his first Lok Sabha election in 2014, was again elected this year from Rajasthan’s Kota-Bundi seat.nnSource: Press Trust of India

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