9Photo© hindustantimes.comParliament session opens today, Opposition to corner government over NEET row
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The 18th Lok Sabha is set to meet for the first time today on a stormy note as the Opposition returns to the House with more strength than last time after the general election denied a majority to the ruling BJP.
Besides the protest surrounding irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, the selection of the pro-tem Speaker has emerged as a key flashpoint between the treasury and the Opposition benches.
The pro-tem Speaker is a temporary post and the House chooses a member from among the seniormost MPs for this position. The primary role of the pro-tem Speaker is to administer the oath to the new members.
“ If this argument is adopted, then why has Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, a BJP MP who is also in his seventh consecutive term, not been considered? Is it because he is a Dalit like Suresh?
Jairam Ramesh,
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