Hours after being re-elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Brila faced uproar from the Opposition after he asked the members to rise for two minutes’ silence to mark the 50th anniversary, which was termed as the “dark days of Emergency” by the Modi government. His appeal sparked a stir in the Lower House as Congress MPs raised slogans against the government. Speaker Om Birla’s Emergency remarks trigger protests in Lok Sabha, draw PM Modi’s praise
Hours after being re-elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Brila faced uproar from the Opposition after he asked the members to rise for two minutes’ silence to mark the 50th anniversary, which was termed as the “dark days of Emergency” by the Modi government. His appeal sparked a stir in the Lower House as Congress MPs raised slogans against the government. 
