Opposition's Demand

Lok Sabha Speaker Election: Rajnath Singh, KC Venugopal Talks Break Down Over Opposition’s Demand

The Congress-led Opposition defied parliamentary conventions by nominating K Suresh for the Lok Sabha Speaker election. Congress leader KC Venugopal and DMK's TR Baalu met with BJP leader and union minister Rajnath Singh just before announcing their decision. Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh explained that consensus talks failed because Venugopal...