Who will be the new speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha? Everything will be known on June 26, know when the first session of Parliament is starting

New Delhi: The first parliamentary session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin from June 24. The session will continue till July 3. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju said on Wednesday that President Draupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 27. On the same day, PM Narendra Modi will introduce his/her cabinet colleagues in both the houses of Parliament. On the first day of the session, the Lok Sabha elects a pro tem speaker, who administers oath to all the members. It is said that the oath taking ceremony will be completed in the first two days of the session. Usually, the most senior, experienced or the most frequently elected member of the House is chosen as the pro tem speaker. The speaker is elected after the oath taking ceremony of the members is completed. If the ruling party puts forward the name of a candidate for the post of speaker and the entire house agrees with his/her name, then the speaker is not elected. he/she is accepted as the speaker. On the contrary, if the opposition puts forward a candidate for the post of speaker, then voting takes place. The Lok Sabha will get its new speaker on June 26.

Lok Sabha from June 24 to June 27
Lok Sabha will sit from June 24 and Rajya Sabha from June 27. After the President’s address and the introduction of his/her cabinet colleagues by Prime Minister Modi, both houses will discuss the motion of thanks on the President’s address. At the end of this, the PM will give his/her reply to this motion in both houses. It is believed that the session will begin with the sharp attitude of the opposition. The opposition is constantly cornering the government over violence and unrest from Manipur to Jammu and Kashmir. It is raising its voice on the NEET issue and unemployment. It is clear from this that the opposition will formulate a strategy to corner the government after the necessary formalities are completed.

Congress raised questions on BJP’s intentions
The issue of Lok Sabha Speaker seems to be becoming a big one. However, it is not yet clear in the NDA whether BJP will keep the post of Speaker with itself or give it to one of the two major alliance partners TDP or JDU. The opposition has tried to raise it as an issue. Congress has sarcastically told BJP that if it has no intention of doing any undemocratic work then it should give this post to its ally. This sarcasm was made by former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on behalf of Congress. he/she posted a long post on social media and questioned the intentions of BJP.

Also, he/she cautioned BJP’s allies in the government. Citing data related to the tradition of Speaker elections during coalition governments, Gehlot wrote that not just TDP or JDU, but the people of the entire country are eagerly looking forward to the election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. Following the coalition dharma, from 1998 to 2004, in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, there were speakers from TDP and Shiv Sena and from 2004 to 2009 in the UPA government, there was the Speaker from CPM and the Lok Sabha was managed well.

TDP-JDU warned
Congress advised TDP-JDU. Gehlot warned BJP allies that they should not forget the conspiracies of BJP to topple the government in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. In many of those states, the government fell and the parties broke due to the role of the Speaker. Gehlot said that now if BJP keeps the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, then TDP-JDU should be ready to see horse trading of their MPs. To substantiate his/her point, he/she reminded Chandrababu Naidu how in 2019, four out of six Rajya Sabha members of his/her party had joined BJP. TDP could not do anything.