Parliament session: Speaker’s resolution on Emergency triggers protests

Updated On: 27 June, 2024 07:33 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies

Birla’s reference to the Emergency, shortly after his election as Lok Sabha speaker, also saw a face-off between the government and the opposition in the first session of the lower house.

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PM Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju greet Om Birla. Pic/PTI

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday read out a resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency and termed the decision by then prime minister Indira Gandhi an attack on the Constitution, triggering a wave of protests by the opposition in the House.

Birla’s reference to the Emergency, shortly after his election as Lok Sabha speaker, also saw a face-off between the government and the opposition in the first session of the lower house.