New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday appointed BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as professional tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. The appointment of Mehtab was achieved by President Murmu as a pro-tem Speaker underneath Article 95(1) of the Structure.
Suresh Kodikunnil, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu, Radha Mohan Singh, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Sudip Bandyopadhyay had been appointed to help the Speaker Protem throughout the oath-taking of the newly-elected members.
In keeping with Article 94 of the Structure, the workplace of the speaker turns into vacant instantly earlier than the primary assembly of the brand new Lok Sabha. In that case, the President appoints a Member of the Home as Speaker professional tem to carry out the duties of the Speaker.
The primary session of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to start on June 24 whereas the Rajya Sabha session will start on June 27.
Who Is Bhartruhari Mahtab?
Bhartruhari Mahtab switched from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to BJP just some days earlier than the Lok Sabha elections. He secured a seat from the Cuttack Parliamentary constituency and defeated BJD Santrupt Misra. Mahtab represented the identical constituency earlier as a BJD chief and now as a BJP candidate.
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Mahtab, contested from as BJD chief and received towards BJP chief Prakash Misra. In 201, he was honoured with the Parliamentarian Award. He’s the son of Dr Harekrushna Mahatab, who served because the Chief Minister of Odisha two instances.
