Lok Sabha updates: You are more answerable than ever, Speaker Om Birla tells Centre, assures Opposition he'll be unbiased

Prime Minister introduces all ministers in House

As per the convention, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced all the Ministers/Ministers of State who have recently been inducted into the Council of Ministers to the House. 

Chair will be impartial to all, Speaker Om Birla on election 

"I know that we have come here with the trust of lakhs of voters. People believe that we will represent the last person. This chair should not only look impartial, but be impartial," says Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

You are more answerable than ever, Speaker Om Birla tells Centre, assures Opposition he'll be unbiased

Speaker Om Birla, in his thank you note to the House, said that the Narendra Modi government, which will be serving its second term is more answerable to the people of India than ever. He thanked the prime minister, his party and all the other members of the House for putting their faith in him. He said that the members should remain assured that he will try to the best of his ability to remain fair and unbiased as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. He said he will strive to provide equal opportunities to each and every member irrespective of their political affiliation or size of their respective parties. 

'Be unbiased, let House be multilateral,' Congress spins-off Modi's 'nishpaksh' speech to greet Speaker Om Birla

Chowdhury quoted Modi's speech where he said that the House should aspire to not be divided on the lines of paksh (Treasury benches) and vipaksh (Opposition Benches) but should remain nishpaksh. Chowdhury, however, pointed out that Lok Sabha was a space that should remain bahupakshiya (multilateral) and only the Speaker should remain nishpaksh (unbiased).  

 'Avoid Ordinance route, empower standing committees,' Congress leader Adhir Ranjan lays out expectation from Speaker 

In his welcome speech for Speaker Om Birla, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said  that during the last session many Bills were not scrutinised by Standing Committees, while many a times the government adopted the Ordinance route to ditch the Lok Sabha all together. Chowdhury expressed hope that in this session, parliamentary democracy will be respected.

Watch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi escorts Om Birla to Speaker's chair after election 

Chide us if we misbehave, guide the House through turmoil, Modi's message to newly elected Speaker Om Birla

Speaking after Om Birla's election as Speaker, Modi said that the Speaker has the duty to guide the House through tough moments of logjam and acute differences. He told the Speaker that he will be free to even scold him or people from the Treasury Benches if ever they misbehave.  

Narendra Modi thanks Om Birla for Kota's development 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Om Birla for the development of his Lok Sabha constituency Kota. He said that from helping the poor to assisting the homeless, Birla has always played the role of a humanitarian before politician. 

Om Birla elected Speaker of Lok Sabha 

The BJP's surprise pick — Om Birla — was elected the Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha after his candidature was backed by all NDA allies as also by the YSR Congress Party, the Biju Janata Dal and key opposition parties, including the Congress. 

Convention dictates ruling party informally holds discussion with Opposition to establish consensus on Speaker nominee 

The election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is an important event in the life of the House. One of the first acts of a newly constituted House is to elect the Speaker. Usually, a member belonging to the ruling party is elected the Speaker. A healthy convention, however, has evolved over the years whereby the ruling party nominates its candidate after informal consultations with the leaders of other parties and groups in the House. This convention ensures that once elected, the Speaker enjoys the respect of all sections of the House. 

Prime Minister to introduce Council of Ministers in Lok Sabha today  

As per the convention, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce the Ministers/Ministers of State who have recently been inducted into the Council of Ministers to the House. 

Om Birla is all set to be next LS speaker, may elect unopposed 

With numbers clearly on the ruling combine's side, NDA candidate Om Birla, a two-time BJP member from Kota in Rajasthan, is all set to be the next Lok Sabha speaker and may be elected unopposed in the House on Wednesday. 

Birla has the support of 10 parties including BJD and YSRCP, which are not part of the NDA. The BJP on its own has 303 MPs and the NDA has 352.