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• The Speaker's term is identical to the Lok Sabha's term, which is five years. • The Lower House does, however, have the power to oust the Speaker in accordance with the Constitution. • According to Articles 94 and 96 of the Indian Constitution, the House may remove the Speaker by passing a resolution. New Delhi: Opposition parties may bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The suggestion was preserved in a conference of Congress MPs. Congress is talking to other Opposition parties in this regard, reported ANI quoting sources. A no-confidence motion can be moved by any member of the Lok Sabha or Lower House of the Indian Parliament. Rule 198 of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of Lok Sabha specifies the procedure for moving a no-confidence motion. In this article, we will discuss the constitutional provisions and how a Lok Sabha speaker could be removed. What is a no-confidence motion? A government can work when it has a majority in the Lok Sabha. Any member of the House may introduce a motion of no confidence if they believe the current administration lacks a majority. Only in the Lok Sabha, not in the Rajya Sabha, can it be moved. Moving a no-confidence motion is governed by Rule 198 of the Rules of Procedure and the conduct of Lok Sabha. If the motion is adopted, then the party in power needs to show its majority in the House. The member need not give a reason for moving the no-confidence motion. The member has to give written notice of the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and five states — Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand — over the failure to elect a Deputy Speaker. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud sought responses on a PIL that contends that not electing a Deputy Speaker to the 17th (present) Lok Sabha, which was constituted on June 19, 2019, is “against the letter and spirit of the Constitution”. The post has been lying vacant in the five state Assemblies as well, which were constituted between four years and almost one year ago, the plea states. (Shariq Ahmed v. Union of India And Ors) Also Read | What does the Constitution say about the Deputy Speaker? Article 93 says “The House of the People shall, as soon as may be, choose two members…to be…Speaker and Deputy Speaker…and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the House shall choose another member…” Article 178 contains the corresponding position for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a state. Is it mandatory to have a Deputy Speaker? Constitutional experts point out that both Articles 93 and 178 use the word “shall”, indicating that the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker is mandatory under the Constitution. In general, the practice in both Lok Sabha and the state Assemblies has been to elect the Speaker during the (mostly short) first session of the new House — usually on the third day after the oath-taking an...

Lok Sabha Speaker [Article 93 - 96] The presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament is the Lok Sabha Speaker. Provisions of his/her and deputy speaker’s offices are dealt with Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the Indian Constitution. In the Indian parliamentary democracy, the Office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha holds a significant position. Current Speaker of Lok Sabha 2021 is –Om Birla Present Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha 2021 is –It is vacant (from 2019); Munisamy Thambidurai (2014 -19) This article provides information about the two important offices in the Indian Parliament – speaker and deputy speaker of Lok Sabha in the context of This topic is an important part of the Some important offices enshrined in the Indian Constitution are discussed in detail in the articles linked below: Table of Contents Significance of the Office of Speaker of Lok Sabha • • • Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha • • Lok Sabha Speaker & Deputy Speaker – Constitutional Provisions Constitutional Provisions – Offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker Article 93 Provides to choose two members of the House to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker when these two offices fall vacant. Article 94 Vacation, Resignation and Removal provisions for the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker Article 95 Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the offices of, or to act as, the Speaker Article 96 The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his/her re...

By India Today Web Desk: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday, sworn in seven-term member of Parliament Virendra Kumar as the pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha. Pro-tem speaker is the temporary speaker who presides over the first meeting of lower House of Parliament after the general elections besides presiding over the sitting in which the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected if it is a newly constituted House. Kumar will oversee the oath-taking of newly elected Lok Sabha members on Monday and Tuesday. As a pro-tem speaker, Kumar will preside over the first sitting of the Lok Sabha and administer the oath to the newly elected MPs. He will also oversee the election of the Lok Sabha speaker. Here is all you need to know about the post of pro-tem speaker: Meaning of pro-tem speaker Pro-tem is a Latin phrase which translates to 'for the time being' in English and so the pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited period of time to conduct the works in Lok Sabha or in state legislatures. Pro-tem speaker is chosen for the conduct of the house when the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies have been elected and the vote for the speaker and deputy speaker has not taken place. Who selects the pro-tem speaker? A pro-tem speaker is chosen with the agreement of the members of the Lok Sabha and legislative assembly. Usually, the senior-most member of the house is selected for the post, who then carries on the activities until the permanent speaker is chosen. Duties of th...

By India Today Web Desk: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Om Birla was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Om Birla, two-time MP from Rajasthan's Kota, was elected after Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed his name on Day 3 of Lok Sabha session. Who is a Lok Sabha Speaker? Lok Sabha Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house of the Parliament of India. Till date, 16 people have served as Lok Sabha Speaker. The Speaker is the constitutional and ceremonial head of the House. He is the principal spokesperson of the House. The Speaker holds office from the date of her election till immediately before the first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the dissolution of the one to which he was elected. Jawaharlal Nehru, one of the chief architects of India's freedom and a moving force behind its Constitution, placed the office of the Speaker in India in the proper context when he said: "The Speaker represents the House. He/she represents the dignity of the House, the freedom of the House and because the House represents the nation, in a particular way, the Speaker becomes a symbol of nation's freedom and liberty. Therefore, that should be an honoured position, a free position and should be occupied always by persons of outstanding ability and impartiality." Election of the Lok Sabha Speaker The Constitution requires that Speaker should be a member of the House. Once a decision on the candidate is taken, h...