New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday urged the Congress not to forcefully contest the election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker as the presiding officer does not belong to any party.
Rijiju's comments came after Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh filed nomination for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker against NDA candidate Om Birla, making a rare election to the post after 48 years.
"I appeal again that they should think keeping in mind the dignity of the post of Speaker. We have the numbers but still we are requesting that there should be no election for the post of Speaker because this post does not belong to any party. Is." ,” said the Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
He said the government has contacted major opposition parties in the last two days to agree on the post of Speaker.
"We want the Speaker to be elected unanimously and unopposed, so we contacted them and appealed to them. Today we had a meeting with Congress leaders. We appealed to them for their support for the Speaker. They said that they Will support but they want the post of deputy speaker,” Rijiju said.
The minister said that NDA floor managers said that elections for the post of President and Vice President are separate processes and it would be inappropriate to mix the two.
"The attitude of the Congress party was clear that if we do not agree to their conditions, they will not support (the NDA candidate) for the post of president," Rijiju said.
Rijiju's comments came after Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh filed nomination for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker against NDA candidate Om Birla, making a rare election to the post after 48 years.
"I appeal again that they should think keeping in mind the dignity of the post of Speaker. We have the numbers but still we are requesting that there should be no election for the post of Speaker because this post does not belong to any party. Is." ,” said the Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
He said the government has contacted major opposition parties in the last two days to agree on the post of Speaker.
"We want the Speaker to be elected unanimously and unopposed, so we contacted them and appealed to them. Today we had a meeting with Congress leaders. We appealed to them for their support for the Speaker. They said that they Will support but they want the post of deputy speaker,” Rijiju said.
The minister said that NDA floor managers said that elections for the post of President and Vice President are separate processes and it would be inappropriate to mix the two.
"The attitude of the Congress party was clear that if we do not agree to their conditions, they will not support (the NDA candidate) for the post of president," Rijiju said.
