Amid the ongoing row over the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre ‘overlooking’ Congress party's nominee for the post of pro-tem (temporary) Speaker, Congress MP K Suresh termed the episode as an insult to the Opposition.
On Sunday, Suresh asked the Congress to ‘protest’ by making Suresh the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. K Suresh pointed out that Mahtab's appointment as the temporary Speaker is against the established traditions of the House because he is the senior-most member of the Lok Sabha.
"The NDA government has violated the convention of the Lok Sabha. So far, the convention was that the MP who was elected for a maximum number of times will be the pro-tem Speaker... Bhartruhari Mahtab is a 7-time MP. However, I am an 8-time MP. They are insulting the Opposition again. That's why the INDIA alliance has unanimously decided to boycott the panel," he told ANI.
The politician said the INDIA bloc-led Opposition has decided to pull out its members from the panel of chairpersons who are supposed to assist Mahtab in running the House till the regular Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected.
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